Andrew Bard Schmookler Archive

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Dr. Andrew Bard Schmookler is a prize-winning author, radio commentator and public policy analyst.  He is the creator and author of the website None So Blind, which is devoted to understanding the roots of America's present moral crisis and the means by this present challenge can be met.  He can be reached
at andythebard@comcast.net. Schmookler does regular talk radio shows -in both red and blue states -- discussing the questions of meaning and value that we face in our lives.  

Schmookler's commentaries on social and political issues appear regularly in The Christian Science Monitor, the Baltimore Sun, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Albuquerque Tribune.

Dr. Schmookler served during the 1990s as a member of the "Global Problems
and Opportunities Group" at the Center for Strategic and International
Studies in Washington, D.C., helping to prepare for the Congress and the
President an assessment of international issues and contingencies for which
American policy-makers should prepare.

In 1984, Dr. Schmookler was awarded the Erik H. Erikson Prize by the
International Society for Political Psychology.  And in 1985, he was
selected by Esquire Magazine as "one of the men and women under forty who
are changing the nation."  

Among Schmookler's books are several bearing on the problem of war and
peace, including the prize-winning book “The Parable of the Tribes:  The
Problem of Power in Social Evolution”, “Out of Weakness:  Healing the Wounds that Drive Us to War”, and “Sowings and Reapings:  The Cycling
of Good and Evil in the Human System”.

He has written two books on the problematic relationship between economic forces and human needs: “The Illusion of Choice:  How the Market Economy Shapes Our Destiny” and “Fool's Gold:  The Fate of Values in a World of Goods”.  

Dr. Schmookler's most recent book is “Debating the Good Society:  A Quest to Bridge America's Moral Divide”, which explores some of the basic issues that underly this country's current polarization.

Andrew's Articles at Satya Center Include:

The Challenge of Affluence: A Root of America's Moral Crisis

The Concept of Evil

You're Doubtful About America's Moral Degradation? Did You See Those Super Bowl Ads?

America's Moral Crisis