Though the closed world of various institutions and orders is seemingly totally removed from day-to-day events as most people know them, such is not always the case. The same desires, physical sensations and everyday wants that effect us are also part of the makeup of some of today’s established and respected institutions and professions. One […]

The facade of respectability often crumbles to dust with remarkable swiftness once its protective armor has been pierced. The relatively minor investigation into the conduct of one police officer results in the discovery of massive corruption within the force. A routine check by the government of a corporation’s finances turns up damning evidence of widespread […]

Growing up is never easy, especially for a teen who has no father. Fatherless teens are always lost. Keeping that in mind, Hank Davis searches for the son he never knew, the son who had been born in that shattered republic of Vietnam, so long ago. SON ON A LEASH is the story of how […]

The psychology of victims of violence has become an area of widespread interest lately, due perhaps to the widely publicized conversion of Patty Hearst to the radical SLA. Why a person will suddenly turn and become a party to his or her own victimization is a question open to hot debate. Jack and Jerry have […]

It was Henry David Thoreau, in Walden, who remarked, „The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” This statement appears to be just as true today as it was then. The majority of today’s men and women live in boring circumstances, and when the opportunity for change arises, they are often quick to seize […]

It was Henry Thoreau, in Walden, who remarked, „The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” This statement appears to be just as true today as it was then. Perhaps it is even more valid today considering the pressures and frequent monotony of today’s world. The majority of today’s men and women live in […]

The overwhelming problems some people face in the course of their lives can frequently lead them to commit acts which they would never consider under usual circumstances. There is the employee who, laid off from his job, stoops to theft in order to feed his family; the witness who perjures himself in order to save […]

Although Americans appear to the rest of the world as frank and open people, the truth is often the opposite when it comes to relating on an individual basis. This is particularly true when it comes to sexual matters. The fact is, Americans are only now learning to discuss sex and sexuality with candor, and […]

Many people feel an overwhelming attraction to other members of their own family. When suppressed, this attraction often leads to agonizing emotional troubles. When expressed, this stigma sometimes means feelings of guilt and shame that are almost impossible to overcome. Indeed, incest is a subject that has been shunned by society from the earliest memories […]

It is hard to conceive in this day and age, and especially in current Western society, that individual human beings could be and are now being treated like mere chattels and worse. Yet there are examples to be found all around us. Migrant workers labor for a pittance, and are beaten or thrown out of […]