How Our Constitution Undermines Effective Government (14:00)

Dr. William Howell is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and the University of Chicago. He is the co-author with Terry Moe of Relic: How Our Constitution Undermines Effective Government--and Why We Need a More Powerful Presidency. The constitution of the United States was written over 200 years ago. The nation in 1787 looked vastly different than it does today; society and the problems we encounter have changed and evolved from the simple agrarian society of our founding. However, our contemporary world has not seen changes in governmental structure and with that we are facing day to day issues with health care, taxes and so much more. The solution? According to our guest today, Dr. William Howell,  an update in the Constitution “through reforms that push Congress and all its pathologies to the periphery of the lawmaking process, and bring presidents--whose concern for legacy drives them to seek coherent policy solutions--to the center of decision making” is the key. Dr. Howell explains.

Spirituality and Science (56:34)

Dr Matt Townsend discusses the relationship among Religious Belief, Analytic Thinking, Mentalizing and Moral Concern. Scientific and Spiritual approaches can often collide head to head. It is possible, that the conflict between the two is actually rooted in our brains. Dr. Townsend referes to an study by Dr. Anthony Jack is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Case Western Reserve University College of Arts and Sciences.

Live Happy, Choose Joy (1:42:55)

Deborah Heisz is COO, Co-Founder and Editorial Director of Live Happy LLC. She is the author of Live Happy: Ten Practices for Choosing Joy. She was the founding Editor in Chief of the current version of SUCCESS magazine (2008-2011). She is Editorial Director of Magazine “Live Happy”.  With the rising interest in positive psychology and mindful living, it is becoming clearer that living a joyful life is a choice. Practices for choosing joyful livin