Ron Thompson

What do economics and your marriage have to do with each other beyond figuring out where all your money goes every month? The answer: A lot. Economics is all about the allocation of scarce resources, and the key to a happy marriage is, in many ways, finding smart ways to allocate your own scarce resources—the […]

In the United States, different ethnic groups have varying socioeconomic standings. The assertion that there is a correlation between race and inequality covers such notions. Historical evidence suggests that the unequal treatment of racial minorities in the United States dates as far back to the start of colonization. In the early days of European settlement […]

What does it feel like to lose your virginity? Seventy-two men and women were asked that burning question, and the answers are found in the pages of The Virgin Diaries.  Hundreds of years of collective experience answer the questions every virgin has.  The Virgin Diaries is a book about sex that really isn’t about sex at all. Rather, […]

  Many of us grew up in a dysfunctional home environment.  There may have been physical, sexual, or emotional abuse.  We might have even struggled with violence, gang affiliation, drugs, or poverty.  More than likely we’ll find that these issues didn’t begin with our parents.  Oftentimes, these issues trace back several generations.  If we learn how […]

In too many of our communities violence is an accepted and understood part of everyday life. Too many of our young people have been involved in or exposed to violence. It happens on every corner, every block, every school, and touches every home. When you grow up in this environment, you become indoctrinated in violence […]

    Animal abuse has many faces and comes in many forms. It’s a dog in a puppy mill producing litter after litter of puppies. It’s an elephant or tiger forced to perform for a circus crowd. It’s a dog or rooster thrown into a pit and made to fight to the death. It’s a […]

  “ White people are uniquely situated in this system to make choices that can either contribute to or undermine the white supremacist system. During the slavery and civil rights eras, there came a tipping point when mainstream white society was forced to take a position— were they for slavery, or abolition? Were they for segregation, […]

There is a secret to having everything you want, but it’s not really a secret. Jesus Himself spoke about it at length, and this Truth can be found throughout the Bible and other inspired works. We use this secret in ignorance because we do not understand it, bringing to ourselves things we do not want. […]

Wendy Wright Dick Gregory is a renowned African-American comedian, civil rights activist, and spokesman for health issues, who became nationally recognized in the 1960s for a biting brand of comedy that attacked racial prejudice. By addressing his hard-hitting satire to white audiences, he gave a comedic voice to the rising Civil Rights Movement. In the […]

  Nick Bunick was born in a neighborhood of Boston to a family who never owned a car or a home. Nick had natural gifts, though, and in high school became captain of athletic teams, president of his class and went on to college on a scholarship. Though he was not raised a Christian, Nick […]