Dr. Jim Taylor

8 09, 2014

Are Young People Getting a Bad Rap These Days?

By Dr. Jim Taylor| 2014-09-08T11:44:14-07:00 September 8th, 2014|Categories: Popular Culture|Tags: empathy, generation y, materialism, Millennials, narcissism, politics, smartphones, technology, young people, youth|0 Comments

Young people in America don’t seem to be held in a very high regard these days. They’re accused of a veritable rap sheet of bad attitudes and bad behaviors. We constantly hear about the impending Armageddon when the next generations take over our country. Some of the less-than-admirable qualities that are attributed to young people [...]

26 11, 2012

Practical Ways to Teach Values to Your Children

By Dr. Jim Taylor| 2012-11-26T14:16:58-08:00 November 26th, 2012|Categories: Parenting|Tags: children, limits, media, parenting, politics, Popular Culture, religion, technology, values|0 Comments

Values are a pretty darned touchy subject to bring up these days when it comes to raising children. Values have gotten a bad rap because of how they are discussed in politics and as they relate to religious beliefs. When most people hear the term values used, they often think of the hot-button value issues [...]

24 09, 2012

Politics: Six Reasons Why Politicians Believe They Can Lie (and Not Get Caught)

By Dr. Jim Taylor| 2012-09-24T11:42:35-07:00 September 24th, 2012|Categories: Politics|Tags: campaigns, Cognitive bias, Congress, dishonesty, John Edwards, John Kerry, lying, Paul Ryan, politicians, politics, president, Senate, talk radio|0 Comments

With the presidential and congressional campaigns in the homestretch, the quadrennial contest for deception, misdirection, fact-bending, half-truths, and downright lies, in other words, the challenge to win the hearts and minds of voters, is in full swing. In writing this post, I’m trying to maintain a neutral stance on which party and which candidates are [...]