We Are Affected by Invisible Influences
When I worked as a lawyer in Colorado, other lawyers would talk about a drunk-driving expert prosecutors called to testify about the invisible effects of alcohol on a person: alcohol slows reactions, impairs judgment. The lawyers would make finger...
Power Corrupts
I recently completed training to be the fire warden for my office building floor. I volunteered because I already have a yellow, hard-plastic warden helmet in my office. I use it for decoration. Another employee told me never to wear it during a fire because it might...
Expert Recommendations for Government-Mandated Warnings Regarding Gambling
John M. Malouff and Caitlin E. Johnson University of New England, Australia Abstract This article describes a search for expert-recommended warnings for governments to mandate in commercial gambling. The search involved identifying researchers who have published an...
Victim Blaming
Chris Watts murdered his wife and young children in my home state. Colorado. After he lied for days and then confessed during interrogation, some individuals started blaming his deceased wife, asking what she did to make Watts “snap.” Victim blaming,...
The Folly of Race
Most people look at others and see races: black, white, yellow, and so on. I have never understood the colours. To me, most “white” people look beige. Donald Trump looks orangish. Albino individuals look white, but there are few of them, and some are...
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