Dr. Michael Laitman To Change the World – Change Man

Why All the Hate?

Wherever we look these days, it seems like hate is engulfing the world. It’s not as though there was no hate before, but in recent months, it seems like there is no escape from it. On the one hand, hate

How Practical is Mutual Responsibility?

Not long ago, a comment on one of my posts stated that adapting society to the harmonious and integral nature we live in is impractical. At the moment, it is indeed impractical since people see no reason to be harmonious

The World’s Turning Point

All over the world, there is a growing feeling that we are in a very sensitive and precarious state. Although the ground is apparently still stable despite the global troubles, everything beneath the surface is bubbling. But, in spite of

To My Students, Friends and Followers

We are living in a special time. The hidden connections that tie us all into one whole have emerged and demand our attention. At such a time, we are all accountable; we are responsible for one another. What each of

Put On a Mask, for Other’s Sake

“Hospitalizations in at least nine states have been on the rise since Memorial Day,” wrote The Washington Post. And according to an Associated Press analysis, “Cases are rising in nearly half the states.” The coronavirus isn’t considerate. It doesn’t care

No Police, No Justice, No Peace

The death of George Floyd and the demonstrations protesting it could have sparked many plausible ideas for mitigating police brutality and racism. Complete disbanding of the police was not one of them. How can a society maintain law and order

Is disbanding the police department a solution to police brutality?

Disbanding the police department is a step toward crumbling the communities that it ideally protects and serves. Police are elemental to societies. They hold a certain level of order, providing a layer in society that helps constrain people’s innate drives

How can America survive without police departments?

Following the killing of George Floyd and the subsequent heavy criticism on police departments around the US, we now see motions to disband and lower funding to police departments. For example, in Minneapolis, its city council announced plans to disband its police

Can the Death of George Floyd Lead to Positive Change?

“E Pluribus Unum,” the US motto displayed on the official seal of the United States, is particularly relevant in today’s America in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of police. Its meaning, “Out of many,

George Floyd’s Death – A Trigger To Insanity?

The protests over the killing of African-American George Floyd by asphyxiation during a botched arrest, when a white police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes, have developed into a full blown campaign against the police. In New

The Root of Racism

When we try to cope with racism, we have to look at its root. There is no point trying to uproot racism against any ethnic group or skin color if we don’t pull out its seed. Regrettably, we cannot pull

What the Protests Tell Us about Ourselves

The death of George Floyd and the protests it excited put a mirror before us. They are showing us how we relate to one another. If we don’t acknowledge what we see in the mirror on the wall, we will