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I toiled for many years over the research for and the writing of my book, The Devil's Marriage: Break Up the Corpocracy or Leave Democracy in the Lurch. I had the time to do it after retiring from working in the retail industry, the insurance industry, the manufacturing industry, university teaching, the not-for-profit research sector, and the U.S. government. In writing my book I also drew on my first-hand experiences with the fifth corpocracy since the 1970's, although I did not know the term "corpocracy" until 20 some years later.
I received my undergraduate degree from Indiana University and my Ph.D. in organizational psychology from The Ohio State University in 1963. I am a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science.
My doctoral dissertation was about personal and organizational values, a subject that still interests me very much because values influence human behavior and whether we live in a civilized society. Since retiring I have gone beyond my own field to delve into economics, history, humanism, moral philosophy, political science, public affairs, and theology. Learning more about these subjects also helped me to write The Devil's Marriage.
On December 28, 2011 I almost died from a massive heart attack but a beautiful, young and very skilled Danish cardiologist saved my life and I suffered no heart damage. Staring The Grim Reaper in the hooded face makes me appreciate even more my beautiful wife of over 50 years, my entire family, and life itself. It has not diminished my concern over how the corpocracy is ruining America and Americans. But I will need to slow down in my crusade against the corpocracy and will need help from other patriotic Americans ("my country, please do right and no wrong) who are activists, not passivists. Please see my site, www.uschamberofdemocracy.com. Any way in which you can help to promote the proposals presented there will be deeply appreciated.
Best regards,
Thursday, May 17, 2012 An unsent letter to the President's chief counterterrorism advisor (3 comments)
This article is an unsent letter reflecting moral disgust and questioning the President's chief counterterrorism advisor on his claims in a recent speech that drone strikes are efficacious, ethical, wise, and legal. A sent letter would be round filed by his staff before he ever saw it.
Saturday, April 14, 2012 "---cracy:" Its prefix makes a BIG difference (3 comments)
Where did the power of the people go? To the corpocracy did it flow. Where will democracy power go? Back to the people with this manifesto! This article explains the meaning of power in the context of democracy vs corpocracy and then presents a manifesto to truly patriotic Americans to exercise their democracy power against the corpocracy.
Sunday, March 25, 2012 The necessity and possibility of corporate reform: Part 2. Reform strategies (3 comments)
Part 1 (OpEdNews.com, March 20, 2012) ended by suggesting how watchdog groups can find scoundrels and saints among industries and their corporations. But watchdogs are just lapdogs if they only watch. In this Part 2 article some actual instigators of corporate reform are identified; potential instigators are high lighted; and suggestions are made on how to achieve corporate reform.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 The necessity and possibility of corporate reform: Part 1. Introduction (5 comments)
America is headed to "ruination," being driven there by corrupt corporations in the driver's seat and corrupt government in the back seat. Reforming the way government governs could help reverse course, but government is intransigent. The necessity and possibility of targeting corporate America and its allies for reform is the subject of this and a later, follow-up article.
Saturday, February 25, 2012 Organizing and unleashing two-fisted democracy power at a treadmill pace (2 comments)
Two-fisted democracy power, the unification of numerous non-government organizations plus the fusion of the numerous actual and potential protest groups that would be necessary for "knocking out" the corpocracy is still just an idea. Progress toward organizing and unleashing this power so far has been negligible and may never happen.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 America needs a socially responsible capitalism (5 comments)
There is good capitalism and bad capitalism. Good capitalism is socially responsible, serving and benefitting society at large. Bad capitalism is the corpocracy's socially irresponsible economic policies and practices that benefit only it self. The intent of this article is to discuss nine characteristics of bad capitalism and the changes needed that would add up to good capitalism.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 America's Corpocracy: The Legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Lewis F. Powell (1907-1998) (5 comments)
Although he did not use the term and might be horrified to witness what it has become, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell's (1907-1998) legacy is today's powerful and ruinous copocracy. The intent of this article is to summarize Powell's role and its aftermath and then to close with a brief preview of a scheme to undo his legacy short of a Second American Revolution.
Saturday, December 3, 2011 "Hands up Corporate Crooks!" Not Really Unless it's in a Movie. (2 comments)
Much of corporate wrongdoing such as bribery of politicians has been made legal by our servile government. What's left is illegal corporate wrongdoing, or corporate crime, and it basically goes scot-free courtesy of a hands-off government with its lap dogs instead of watch dogs; escape hatches (e.g., legal loopholes); pampering instead of prosecuting and punishing; and deregulation. This last one is analyzed in this article.
Saturday, July 9, 2011 Come Home America? Not Till Her Corpocracy Leaves (2 comments)
The letter to end US warring is well meaning but it's destined for the round files. To end the corpocracy along with its warring will require really hard, organized, coordinated, sustained and strategic work backed by massive public support. That work has yet to be even started! But if the corpocracy along with its warring isn't ended it will eventually end America as surely as the tides come and go.
