Dr. Michael Laitman To Change the World – Change Man

Can the Death of George Floyd Lead to Positive Change?

“E Pluribus Unum,” the US motto displayed on the official seal of the United States, is particularly relevant in today’s America in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of police. Its meaning, “Out of many,

Who Needs Governments?

The Minneapolis City Council’s decision to disband the police and the decision to cut the budget of NYPD, especially after the riots, defy any common sense. There is no question that there are bad apples among the police, just as

How can America survive without police departments?

Following the killing of George Floyd and the subsequent heavy criticism on police departments around the US, we now see motions to disband and lower funding to police departments. For example, in Minneapolis, its city council announced plans to disband its police

The Unfounded Reasoning Behind Police Defunding

Calls for the defunding of US police departments would put security in handcuffs. The demand for divestment of police budgets and diversion of funds to community initiatives that emerged in the wake of the death of George Floyd in the

Is disbanding the police department a solution to police brutality?

Disbanding the police department is a step toward crumbling the communities that it ideally protects and serves. Police are elemental to societies. They hold a certain level of order, providing a layer in society that helps constrain people’s innate drives

No Police, No Justice, No Peace

The death of George Floyd and the demonstrations protesting it could have sparked many plausible ideas for mitigating police brutality and racism. Complete disbanding of the police was not one of them. How can a society maintain law and order

Put On a Mask, for Other’s Sake

“Hospitalizations in at least nine states have been on the rise since Memorial Day,” wrote The Washington Post. And according to an Associated Press analysis, “Cases are rising in nearly half the states.” The coronavirus isn’t considerate. It doesn’t care

How would you define love?

Love is a quality, force and longing to fulfill the desires of others, which is directed from the person outward. How is it possible to fulfill another person’s desires? It is possible if we understand their desires. If we have

Can wearing masks stop the spread of the coronavirus?

“At least 14 states have seen an increase in coronavirus hospitalizations since Memorial Day weekend. Arizona is now seeing more than 1,000 new daily cases and the state’s former health director is sounding the alarm,” reported CBS This Morning (June 12, 2020).

Are we making a mistake by reopening the economy so soon?

I understand the push to reopen the economy and return to business-as-usual as quickly as possible. Lockdown brought on a lot of mental and emotional tension, loneliness and uncertainty in the future, all of which contribute to a yearning to

A Civilization in the Remaking

We thought we could beat COVID-19 by staying at home for a couple of months and practicing social distancing. We were very, very wrong. As soon as we rolled back the lockdown, the virus returned with a strain “nearly 10

To My Students, Friends and Followers

We are living in a special time. The hidden connections that tie us all into one whole have emerged and demand our attention. At such a time, we are all accountable; we are responsible for one another. What each of