Coercion

How do you stand tall, stay grounded when lurking in the shadow is deep darkness? This intelligent woman was left angry, confused, disempowered, shallow and without a voice. Her story has an extraordinary outcome I got the phone call at about 2p.m. one Sunday. Katie was upset, confused and very…

I’ve assumed that some amount of coercion is legitimate, as a way of reining in exploitation. In particular, that private property, contract enforcement, and fraud prevention are legitimate institutions (let’s call these “the legitimate coercive institutions”, or “LCI”s). This acceptance of these legitimate coercive institutions may make governments legitimate, in…

“They will begin by sending out into the country all the inhabitants of the city who are more than ten years old, and they will take possession of their children, who will be unaffected by the habits of their parents; these they will train in their own habits and laws. …

Does she walk? Does she talk? Does she come complete? My homeroom, homeroom angel Always pulled me from my seat She was pure like snowflakes No one could ever stain The memory of my angel Could never cause me pain Years go by I’m lookin’ through a girly magazine And there’s…

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” Nelson Mandela I was born and raised in Ferguson, MO and recent events there have provided an opportunity to write on…

Is it manipulation or is it influence? What do you think? Please share with me What determines if you or me have chosen a path, independantly or in actual fact been coerced to act Maybe suppose someone out there knows a thing or two That which actually makes us move …

Epistemological Implications — Precursor I recommended that you click the “Listen” button at the top of this article to hear an audio version. Value Freedom in Social Research refers to the ability of the researcher to keep his or her own values (personal, political and religious) from interfering with the research process. All social…