“A democratic state cannot ordinarily outlaw an ideology by itself.”
About Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Nnenna Onwukwe on Church-State Separation and America 250
How does Nnenna Onwukwe defend church-state separation during America’s 250th anniversary?
Nnenna Onwukwe: “The separation of church and state protects the country’s diversity, freedom of thought, and freedom of belief.”
Divorce, Patriarchy, Religion, and Partnership Systems
How does Riane Eisler explain the influence of religion, patriarchy, feminism, and legal reform on divorce and partnership systems?
“It would be inaccurate to treat the Muslim world as a single legal system.”
This Gay Week 28: Global LGBTQ Rights Under Pressure
How are political movements, censorship, and healthcare restrictions threatening LGBTQ rights worldwide?
“The computer can die. You cannot. Remember that.”
Economic Abuse, Caregiving, and Women’s Financial Rights
How does Riane Eisler connect economic abuse, unpaid caregiving, financial discrimination, and wealth inequality within domination systems?
“We should understand this spending as an investment in human infrastructure.”
Domestic Violence, Children’s Rights, and Partnership Systems
How does Riane Eisler connect domestic violence, children’s rights, trauma, and social institutions within the partnership systems model?
“The children’s rights movement is therefore extremely important. It has no natural place within a domination system, just as the women’s rights movement has no natural place within such a system.”
No-Fault Divorce, Marriage, and Partnership Systems
How does Riane Eisler’s partnership systems approach explain marriage, no-fault divorce, economic inequality, and continuing family responsibilities?
“Divorce was no longer treated primarily as a matter of proving that one spouse was at fault. It became the legal dissolution of a marriage. But you cannot simply dissolve the economic and parental responsibilities of a family.”
Partnership Economics, Caring Societies, and Beyond Capitalism vs. Socialism
How does Riane Eisler explain partnership economics as an alternative to traditional capitalism and socialism?
“A serious economic theory must ask not only how much is produced, but who exercises power, whose work is recognized, who benefits, who bears the costs, and what forms of human and ecological well-being the system sustains.”
This Gay Week 27: Global LGBTQ Rights, Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S. Supreme Court
How do Karel Bouley and Scott Douglas Jacobsen assess recent LGBTQ rights developments in the United States, Russia, Ukraine, Iran, and Bulgaria?
“One framework seeks equal legal protection for everyone. The other often grants full recognition only to people who conform to a preferred religious or cultural model.”
Everywhere Insiders 57: Venezuela’s Earthquake Crisis, Iranian Threats, and International Accountability
How do Venezuela’s earthquake response and Iran’s threats against Israel expose failures in preparedness, accountability, and international security?
“People are not supposed to seek vengeance; they are supposed to seek justice.” — Irina Tsukerman
Partnership, Gender, and Reforming Academia
How can Riane Eisler’s partnership model transform gender hierarchies, university structures, and academic culture?
“The entire university system needs to be re-examined in light of its roots in the domination system.”
Christopher Atwood on Genocide, Evidence, and Ukraine’s Cultural Survival
How does Christopher Atwood apply the Genocide Convention to Russia’s war against Ukraine through evidence, journalism, and cultural diplomacy?
“To me, the goal is for as many people in the world as possible to become incapable of imagining a world without Ukraine.”
War, Self-Defense, and Partnership Studies
How does Riane Eisler’s partnership studies framework analyze war, self-defense, and domination systems?
“The violence and fear inherent in domination systems are no longer evolutionarily adaptive at this level of technology.”
Oleksandra Matviichuk: Restoring the Human Dimension in Ukraine’s War Amid Geopolitics, Propaganda, and Power Politics
While global diplomacy obsessively talks territorial lines, the core failure in Ukraine peace efforts is that human rights and lived human suffering have been sidelined.
“Politicians discuss territories as if they were empty spaces, but they are not. Millions of people live there. These people are now in a grey zone; they have no tools to protect their rights, their freedom, their property, their lives, their children, or their loved ones.”
Miro Vanadze on War Injuries, Ukraine’s Fight, and Independent Journalism
How does Miro Vanadze describe MMA rehabilitation, Ukraine’s war against Russia, and why the Kremlin fears independent journalists?
Miro Vanadze: “Russia is afraid of the truth. That is why they hate independent journalists.”
Everywhere Insiders 55: Iran, Russia, Israel, Ebola, and Europe’s Security Failures
How does Irina Tsukerman assess Iran’s Strait of Hormuz pressure, Russia’s escalation rhetoric, Israel’s political crisis, the DRC Ebola outbreak, and Europe’s migration-security failures?
“The goal should not be collective punishment. It should be precision.”