15 Sep, 2018
Hurricane Trump, Season 2
“A year ago I wrote about the problems in Houston, I wrote with great frustration about political expedience, poor planning,...
11 Aug, 2018
Honestly Looking at Family Values
“A recent look at the GOP’s platform on immigration was quite heartbreaking; they want to break up and damage good...
13 Jul, 2018
The Best Deals are the Deals that Develop Peace
“As an educator of politics and conflict resolution I’ve spent decades examining deals as they relate to conflict and peace…”...
2 Jul, 2018
Cancel the 4th of July?
“A year ago I asked, A Political or Apolitical 4th of July? This year is different…” Wim Laven Published in:...
20 Jun, 2018
Happy Fathers Day?
“The hypocrisy of American Values was front and center for Fathers Day in 2018. The U.S. government has taken at...
11 May, 2018
Dangerous Fallout when Trump Blows Up Deals
“Trump’s detonation of the Iran Deal is a monumental disaster. On the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the Iran Deal),...
19 Apr, 2018
Teaching Peace in a Time of Hate
I teach at Kennesaw State University outside of Atlanta Georgia. In recent years we’ve made lots of news (in 2015...
6 Apr, 2018
The Shameful Exploitation of Martin Luther King Jr.
“At 12:17 p.m. on April 4th Congressman Barry Loudermilk posted, “‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that....
10 Mar, 2018
The Rashomon Effect in a Trump-Kim Summit
“A film made some 68 years ago, Rashomon, featured a murder described by four eyewitnesses in four mutually contradictory ways....
2 Mar, 2018
Trump Cannot Find Target or Solutions to Gun Violence
“In marksmanship and long-range shooting, “finding target” references the challenges of making adjustments for many factors.” Wim Laven Published in:...
19 Jan, 2018
Year One Report Card: Donald Trump Failing
“One year into his presidency Donald Trump has failed and is showing no growth in his role…” Wim Laven Published...
1 Jan, 2018
From Swamp to Cesspool
“There is something that has bothered me about Donald Trump’s dishonesty and refusal to face reality, and China has it...
2 Oct, 2017
Look for the Helpers; Be a Helper
““This was a terrible tragedy, but sometimes these things just happen and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop them,”...
28 Aug, 2017
It is Human-Caused Disaster and it is Avoidable
“When Donald Trump heads to Texas for his photo ops this week it is a completely selfish act. It is...
22 Jul, 2017
Progress Report, Donald Trump: Failing
“Assessments are a key tool in most fields. In some industries they are provided through do-well/do-better meetings, in others through...