• “Nice post, Lis, rec'd. I sympathize with your situation, I've talked to a lot of women trying to navigate the”
      Posted on Ms. Lis on Dating February 20, 2009 6:15 PM
    • “Fascinating question, O. yes, I have definitely noticed a correlation between an insistence on dominance and use of projection as”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 13, 2009 4:28 PM
    • “Yes, if you look at one of my responses above it deals with entitlement. Part of my theory is that”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 13, 2009 3:56 PM
    • “I agree. Actually, if the democrats would just really grow a pair they could get rid of the filibuster rule”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 13, 2009 3:51 PM
    • “That's absolutely right. That's why the Soviet Union was able to be competitive with the USA militarily for some time,”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 13, 2009 3:48 PM
    • “I heartily agree, Spriche. Thanks for commenting.”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 13, 2009 3:38 PM
    • “My guess is that the increased conservatism of Israel in the past twenty years or so is driven by in-migration”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 13, 2009 3:35 PM
    • “My thinking about temperament, which is not well developed, is that much of it is genetic, and the gene pool”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 13, 2009 3:23 PM
    • “Thanks, LC, you understand my approach, obviously. I think republicans are more oriented toward dominant/submissive relationships than democrats, as you”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 13, 2009 3:15 PM
    • “Thanks, Friz, much appreciated. My answers to Thera are further down.”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 13, 2009 1:46 PM
    • “My thoughts are that depressions make economic policy more liberal in the short run because more people identify themselves as”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 13, 2009 1:44 PM
    • “Excellent points, O. The short answers to your questions are yes, yes, and yes. I think what you're talking about”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 13, 2009 1:40 PM
    • “Thanks for continuing to read, Thera, I value your questions and input. Part of my resonse to your points in”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 13, 2009 1:27 PM
    • “Thanks for your questions, CVD. I see two distinct forces operating to influence the value systems of societies, one for”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 13, 2009 12:59 PM
    • “What I'm suggesting is that 'nature' has wired us to respond differently to different kinds of 'nurture'. Humans are social”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 13, 2009 12:12 AM
    • “I think Frizzletoad showed how it should be done in his most recent post. Admirable and effective. He was so”
      Posted on Garbage, Compost, Waste Removal - Recycling Here! February 12, 2009 11:24 PM
    • “Not exactly. Instincts would be a much wider set of built-in reactions. Actually, 'instincts' is a word that doesn't really”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 12, 2009 11:16 PM
    • “Nice post. Rec'd. I agree, he's a refreshing change after Bush. The stimulus bill wasn't perfect by a long shot,”
      Posted on Affirming My Membership In The President Obama Marching Band & Chowder Society February 12, 2009 11:04 PM
    • “Thanks for commenting, Auntie. I'd love to have my own site, and have thought of it, but I'm not so”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 12, 2009 10:58 PM
    • “Great insight, DD. You're right, shame has diminished in recent decades, which has both good and bad effects. People are”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 12, 2009 10:55 PM
    • “Thanks for commenting, Wordie. I'm afaid I don't see an alternative to increased tendencies toward authoritarianism due to scarcity. But”
      Posted on Which Side Will Win? (GV2) February 12, 2009 10:51 PM
    • “Absolutely right. I'm a psychologist, and I'm very concerned about this. People may not know this, but therapists are required”
      Posted on We Need to Fix The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) BEFORE We Develop a National Electronic Medical Records Database UPDATED! February 12, 2009 7:20 PM
    • “Very informative post. Thanks for the transcript. Rec'd”
      Posted on Congressman Compares CEO's To Bank Robbers February 12, 2009 5:40 PM
    • “Really excellent post, Friz, and I admire the way you handle comments. I notice that the one very critical commenter”
      Posted on Punditry, Science, and Progress February 12, 2009 5:35 PM
    • “Bwak, I both sympathize and admire. I think the basic message of your post was that injustice is so rampant”
      Posted on Angry February 12, 2009 5:27 PM
    • “Thanks for commenting, Blue. My thinking is that the generation coming to maturity today is different because it has been”
      Posted on My Book (Genesis of Values 1) February 11, 2009 7:47 PM
    • “Thanks for commenting, Blue. My feeling is that that the emerging generation is different in that it is much less”
      Posted on My Book (Genesis of Values 1) February 11, 2009 5:16 PM
    • “Thanks for commenting. I think that what is emerging today is a generation that is much less shaped by authoritarian”
      Posted on My Book (Genesis of Values 1) February 11, 2009 5:09 PM
    • “Blue, I haven't used liturature very much. When I started seeing patients every day, I found that my appetite for”
      Posted on My Book (Genesis of Values 1) February 11, 2009 4:59 PM
    • “Blue, I haven't used liturature very much. When I started seeing patients every day, I found that my appetite for”
      Posted on My Book (Genesis of Values 1) February 11, 2009 4:56 PM

Tom Hollenbach

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  • Location New Jersey
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  • Politics Social liberal and economic and foreign policy centrist

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  • Favorite Blogs TPM, Paul Krugman, fivethirtyeight.com, politicalwire.com
  • Favorite Books How the Mind Works - by Steven Pinker, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order - by Samuel Huntington, The Story of Civilization - by Will and Ariel Durant
  • Favorite Quotes God gave you a brain and he meant you to use it - My Nana

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I am a Clinical Psychologist in private practice. I also am writing a book that explains changes in the value systems of societies over time using insights from evolutionary psychology.

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