A few assumptions commonly lie behind most human thought and action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy addresses these in the individual, very successfully. There is no reason that we should not also address the cognitive premises that lie behind the political dysfunction. I have sketched out a few of the common scripts, and addressed them. This is work in progress. 1 You have to look after number one This is the philosophy of individualism that lies behind free market capitalism. It is the dominant political philosophy of our age, but individualism is not a valid philosophy, that is, it is not true, for two reasons.  Read the rest of this post...