Community Mental Health

“Community Mental Health”, Sunday Forum audio presented by Cheryl Pongratz on March 11, 2012.

“The Better Angels of Our Nature” by Steven Pinker

“‘The Better Angels of Our Nature’ by Steven Pinker”, Sunday Forum presented by Bill Priedhorsky on February 26, 2012. Steven Pinker argues that violence has declined steadily over human history, and continues to do so. Presented with a choice between Rousseau’s descent from the “noble savage” and Hobbes’s ascent from a life “nasty, brutish, and short,” . . . → Read More: “The Better Angels of Our Nature” by Steven Pinker

Jemez House Thrift Shop

“Jemez House Thrift Shop”, Sunday Forum presented by Lio Castro on February 5, 2012. This week’s Forum will be presented by the current president of the Jemez House board, Lio Castro. He took over from Mary Zemach after she retired as president after many years of service. Lio was a former Jemez House resident who . . . → Read More: Jemez House Thrift Shop

Regulation, Public Safety, and the Pit Rule

“The Pit Rule”, Sunday forum presented by Don Neeper on January 29, 2012. The regulatory process, intended to promote justice and public safety, establishes social controls and burdens varying from speed limits to banking practice. In the last primary election, every gubernatorial candidate on one ballot promised repeatedly to repeal New Mexico’s “pit rule,” which . . . → Read More: Regulation, Public Safety, and the Pit Rule

Behind the Bully

“Behind the Bully”, Sunday forum presented by Connor Schultz on January 22, 2012. Throughout civilization’s history there has been the constant nuisance of the bully. Whether it be in the school halls or, in our digital age, over the Internet. Many see it as just a phase in adolescence but recent upticks of bully-induced suicides have . . . → Read More: Behind the Bully