Monthly Archives: February 2026

The ACK! factor

Posted on 24 February 2026 by Laura Akers, Ph.D.

Here in the United States, we are constantly seeing bad news.  At this point in my little essay, conventional writing practices call for me to list the problems I think we’re facing.  That would let me signal to you, the … Continue reading →

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A bigger “we”?  Humanity as a group, not a category

Posted on 14 February 2026 by Laura Akers, Ph.D.

Lately I’ve been pondering the notes I have for Chapter 3 of my current work-in-progress, and I think I’ve had an interesting insight.  In this blog, I usually write about “societal meta-narratives,” the background “stories” (really just story-like frameworks) for … Continue reading →

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