Politics

Robert DePaolo

MS Clinical Psychology, author of five books and many articles on psychology, politics, science and religion, President of Film Making Company, Media Milestones

 Articles by this Author

The operant society: a critique

This article discusses a subtle, but influential sub-ideology that became entrenched in American Society several decades ago and continues to influence virtually every aspect of American life, including child-rearing, education, economics, communication and personal development. It is encompassed in the operant conditioning paradigm, whereby “positive reinforcement” is wielded as a social panacea and a means of putting an incongruously happy face on growth, learning, creativity and social responsibility. The argument here is that in general terms such a method has been unsuccessful and that it is at odds with how minds, bodies, and nature itself operate.

This article discusses semantics with regard to American mores and law, particularly with regard to the words "freedom" and 'contractual" and their impact on American society

This article discusses the purported intent and historical backgound behind the doctrine of Separation of Church and State, particularly as pertains to the distinction between the display of religious symbols and faith-driven policy making

This article discusses Adam Smith's model of conservative economics and it relevance in the current debate between liberals and conservatives

This article discusses the evolution of existing political systems in terms of how they coincide with human nature.

This article offers an empirical solution to health care cost reduction by discussing factors involved in increasing costs and ways to ameliorate those factors