A Primer on Moral Renewal in America

We are seeing our country evolve from a democracy to an oligarchy and we have lost our moral compass. The purpose of this primer is to review those things that are critical for redefining the priorities of our country in the best interests of our planet and the people who live on it. This will require a moral renewal in our country and it will require all of us participating in the process. Biographic Sketch: Terry L. Wiley Terry Wiley is Professor Emeritus (retired) in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. During his career, Dr. Wiley has been a clinician, educator, scientist, and administrator. Professor Wiley served two terms as Associate Editor of the Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, is a former Editor of both the Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders and the Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, and received the 1996 Editor's Award for the article of highest merit published in the American Journal of Audiology. He is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and received the Honors of the Association (its highest award) in 2009. Professor Wiley has served on the Editorial Board of the American Academy of Audiology and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and he has served as a reviewer for a number of scientific journals, professional organizations, governmental agencies, and academic publishing firms. Most of his writing products have been archival research articles and tutorial documents (including a number of book chapters and a university level text with a colleague) and a few assorted essays and newsletter articles. He lives in Maricopa, AZ. Keywords: Morality, Science, Integrity, Religion, Poverty, Ignorance, Love, Hate, Politics, Money