“The point of psychiatry,” writes Emma Forrest, “…is the outside observer. The person to whom you can tell your secrets because you will never have to face them at the dinner table.” We live in an age when everyone and their... Read More

“I am still facing my mother, who is still facing me, and for one last second, we look at each other without anything wrong between us.” Van Meter was five years old when he shared this moment with his mother. He had just asked his... Read More

“I am still facing my mother, who is still facing me, and for one last second, we look at each other without anything wrong between us.” Van Meter was five years old when he shared this moment with his mother. He had just asked his... Read More

Even without having seen her PBS Nature documentaries chronicling the wild horses of Montana’s Arrowhead Mountains, readers will appreciate Ginger Kathrens’ heartfelt book, Cloud: Challenge of the Stallions. The oversized book is... Read More

The pages of history books are filled with unreliable information written by educated authors who specialize in disclosing our nation’s past. And in no other period of North American history does tainting historical records take a... Read More

John Vanston, who has spent over thirty years in trend analysis and exploitation, defines a “minitrend” as a trend that is “just beginning to emerge” with “the potential to become significantly important in a reasonably short... Read More

Like it or not, people are fascinated by other people’s troubles. All one has to do is observe how drivers slow to examine an automobile accident they come upon to recognize this aspect of human nature. It is precisely this fascination... Read More

For Americans, most knowledge of World War II prisoner of war (POW) camps comes from television shows such as Hogan’s Heroes or films portraying the camaraderie of prisoners, their interactions with the guards, and their often futile... Read More