It’s election fever in the United States. The country is swept up in the business of politics. It’s a frustrating time for those of us who don’t necessarily identify with any powerful political group. It’s difficult for me, personally, to internally justify the Republican or Democrat agenda in their respective entirety. And it seems, sadly, that those are my only choices. Furthermore, these respective

THEE respects observations and experience. I like that. We live in a society where in a courtroom, for example, somebody’s experience won’t weigh against the testimony of an “expert” because the events in question don’t fit into their disciplinary theory. We live in a society where academics, politicians, and economists influence public policy. But the people such policy affects know from their

It’s probably a safe bet to assume that you agree when I say that’s it’s in our best interest to know ourselves and those around us. I and the other folks here at the THEE-Online Project (TOP) are all about figuring people out. It’s not all so easy, though. It’s not like we ask someone a few questions and decide whether or not they are a “Type A” or a “Type B” personality. In fact, personality

My culture (maybe yours too) seems to have all but adopted science as its religion. People with degrees in fine arts are excitedly discussing the latest discovery in cognitive neurology or nanotechnology or particle physics or some other hip, sexy science with absolutely no personal understanding of how these discoveries are made, their validity, their implications, or anything at all about them. They

Graffiti Alley, Boise, Idaho In my town (Boise, Idaho, USA), there is an empty lot and an adjacent alleyway where graffiti artists have been given carte blanche to practice their art form.  I’m not quite sure how this came about. I’m assuming a building was demolished, leaving an empty space between two businesses in the unusually pristine and aesthetic downtown area of Boise—something