Stephan:   We are coming to the end of 2022, and what has been a very difficult time for America. I hope you and those close to you have come through the year safe and well, and reasonably undisturbed. 2023 will be the 32nd year I will be doing SR. Think of it as 3-4 hours of unpaid work each day, seven days a week. I don't charge for SR, and I don't permit advertising which would help offset the costs associated with the publication because I cannot be sure of the integrity of the companies that approach me about putting up advertising and whether they support wellbeing. I do SR today for the same reason I started it back in 1991. I support wellbeing, that is what matters to me because I think based on the scientific evidence that policies fostering wellbeing are the most effective, most efficient, most productive, longest enduring, nicest to live under, and the cheapest of all the options. I think we would all be better off if we made wellbeing our nation's social priority. When I began SR I did so because I had become concerned that White supremacy christofascists funded by a growing cadre of authoritarian oligarchs were deliberately attempting to manipulate the American culture through disinformation propaganda to destroy our democracy. When I thought about what I could do to counter that I realized I did not have enough money to make a difference that way, but that if I put out fact-based information about the trends shaping our culture, whether for good or ill, I could make a difference that fostered wellbeing. and so SR began. If you have contributed to support SR I want you to know how much I appreciate your help. SR gets more expensive to do every year and your help has made a difference. If you read SR but have not supported it, may I ask you to consider doing so, whether a one-time donation, or even more helpful, a monthly contribution. If you are not in a position to make a contribution but find SR useful please continue to read it. But if you can help, please do so. DONATE HERE