Author Archives: Steven Scherling

This video is one of Milton Friedman’s ‘Freedom to Chose’ programs published in 1978 and that I used at the Chinese University of Hong Kong when I began teaching there beginning September 1979. Today, I re-watched this episode and realize … Continue reading →

I became acquainted with Thomas Sowell a year ago after returning from China just as the Covid-19 pandemic was infecting the World and the US Election year was entering ‘warp velocity’. Sowell is an economist, social theorist, and senior fellow … Continue reading →

The Frontline PBS ‘President Biden’ https://www.facebook.com/frontline program airs at 9pm tonight, 01.19.2021. There are now 30 hours remaining of the Trump Nightmare and many are counting the hours down just like counting the hours of the old year heralding in the … Continue reading →

I re-visited the blog Integral Spirituality: No Boundaries posted on July 27, 2016 and realized that its theme is still unfolding. I sent my friend Ubaldo, a psychoanalyst, this Blog post to get a deeper understanding of this topic and this … Continue reading →

I started writing this Empathic Civilization Blog entry several years ago and for some reason did not complete it.  When it began, we were watching politicians, reporters, and experts talking about the shooting of Republican congressmen while practicing baseball and … Continue reading →

We watched the attack on the White House, then live US House and Senate sessions on the ‘Trump Tragedy’, then watched Nancy Pelosi’s news briefing, where we witnessed someone fearing the remaining days of Trump’s presidency. My bookcase reached out … Continue reading →

I published these clips before and feel on this day January 6, 2021, when the Electoral College of the US formally confirms President-elect Biden’s win, a time to reconsider what Herbert Marcuse thinks. Herbert Marcuse Interview about One Dimensional Man … Continue reading →

On 7/27/2017 5:40 AM I began drafting this Blog entry to my physician Stephen C MD: Good afternoon Stephen, I enjoy visiting with you and always bring a book to read before you arrive for our appointment, and as always … Continue reading →

The I Ching’s response to the question “What of the US Presidential Election?” was Hexagram 13 and its changing lines give us Hexagram 56. T’ung Jen / Fellowship with Men. Changing lines are not part of the reading of Hexagram … Continue reading →

11/2/2020 9:07 pm. I have been listening to the MSNBC news shows and decided to ask the I Ching in the morning this question: What of the U.S. Presidential Election?      In the night (12:30 am/11.03.20), I had a dream that … Continue reading →