Dr. Arthur McCaffrey is a retired Harvard University psychologist and research scientist. In addition to writing for LARB, he writes frequently for national and international media, including: The Tablet (London), Open House (Scotland), Boston Globe, Boston Herald, New York Daily News, USA Today, Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, and San Francisco Chronicle. He can be reached at amccaffrey@post.harvard.edu.
Arthur McCaffrey
Articles
Pandemic Personals: “Wanted — small guaranteed basic income for needy person”
Arthur McCaffrey looks at the growing appeals for and logic behind a universal basic income to address pandemic concerns.
A Case of the Cults
Arthur McCaffrey looks at a cross-section of recent literature about cults, growing up in them, and growing away from them.
A Public Voice for Private Grief
A global survey of official inquiries into the phenomenon of sexual abuse.
Thinking About Consciousness or Being Conscious About Thinking
Arthur McCaffrey reviews Daniel Helminiak's "Brain, Consciousness, and God" A Lonerganian Integration."
Will No One Rid Me of This Meddlesome Priest?
Arthur McCaffrey reviews Garry Wills' "Why Priests?"
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