By JIM McKEEVER We create false worlds to survive. I guess this has always been the case, human nature and all. But as humanity and collective empathy crumble around us, the false worlds we create have become more apparent. And more dangerous. How much time, energy and money do we devote to things that distract …
By JIM McKEEVER I’ve long been a practitioner of “thin-slicing,” making assessments of a person within the first few minutes of an encounter. Author Malcolm Gladwell popularized the term in his 2005 book, “Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking.” I immediately go through my mental checklist of the person’s politics, values, income level, their …
Sense of Decency 