Posts in category VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT / CULTS AND SOCIAL UPHEAVAL By Timothy Weaver, Ph.D. How do we explain the Trumpian cult effect? Several scholars report that cults in American …

VIEWPOINT By Timothy Weaver, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Boston University This is the time of year when graduating seniors have questions about higher education. These answers …

VIEWPOINT / DEMOCRATIC PARTY’S DILEMMA By Timothy Weaver, Ph.D. It’s a chicken-egg dilemma of the highest order. Without political power, Democrats can’t pursue three major reforms …

VIEWPOINT / Ignorance and Social Media By Timothy Weaver, Ph.D. On ignorance and social media. The rhapsodic devotion to Trump is a phenomenon of our …