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Lucas A. Klein, Ph.D.

Lucas A. Klein, Ph.D.

Groupism vs. Meritocracy

Groupism vs. Meritocracy

Merit represents an individual as having personal agency to improve or reduce his or her own fortune. The criticism of meritocracy is that it moves too slowly and is indifferent to differences between groups. A broad upside is often stated that it allows for the truest expression of competence due

Presidential Perp-Walk

Presidential Perp-Walk

Like many of you, I am watching a live feed of Trump Tower this morning. The building is barricaded with gates in the case of protesters or rioters and hungry cameramen lay in wait to catch a first glimpse of the golden locked president, himself awaiting locking. I must admit

Social Justice Warriors infiltrating the halls of Clinical Psychology training programs

Social Justice Warriors infiltrating the halls of Clinical Psychology training programs

The Failings of Marxism with Professor Evan Osborne

The Failings of Marxism with Professor Evan Osborne

Prof. Evan Osborne joins Dr. Klein on Real Clear Podcast for a straightforward discussion on the failings of Marxism as a theory and economic system. This video is an armament for you when debating leftists and socialists who peddle communism as an untried ideal. Share the link with everyone you

Talking with Zombies

Talking with Zombies

I have been thinking a great deal lately about how I should spend my time on Earth. In fact, time has been the subject of my earliest preoccupation; as one of the first memories I can recall is begging my mother not to die at age three in the stairwell

Dr. Don Carveth on Marxism, Superegos, and Social Justice Warriors

Dr. Don Carveth on Marxism, Superegos, and Social Justice Warriors

In this episode of Real Clear, I have an engaging conversation with Dr. Don Carveth of York University in Toronto. We covered a handful of topics, including the conflation of Leftism with Marxism, the new gender spectrum, modern psychotherapy, and where Dr. Carveth differs from his conservative colleagues on some

Revenge of the Nerds

Revenge of the Nerds

It has been rather conspicuous that there has been little public commentary on something fairly obvious: that much of the social unrest in the past decade seems to have come from people who appear as generally unfit and unwell. They are in many ways social outcasts, awkward, and misfits. As