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A native of Boston, Joseph Regna initially trained as a physician and pursued a career in public health, specializing in environmental and occupational health. More recently, he has expanded his focus to include research into the political psychology of inter-group conflict, ranging from polarization and violence to genocide and war. 

“This Time … Ukraine”

Joseph Regna

Two thousand twenty two
Images streaming from the Special Military Operation to our retinas
the videos        the photos
the bodies        the corpses      the human non-beings
Each, a person
like any of us
a human life like ours
each, the node of a web of connections
somebody’s brother …
somebody’s son …
somebody’s spouse …
somebody’s next-door neighbor …
somebody’s niece …
somebody’s granddaughter …
somebody’s co-worker …
somebody’s grandfather …
somebody’s roommate …
somebody’s teacher …
somebody’s best friend …
somebody’s cousin …
somebody’s mother …
somebody’s                                child

And                   …someone
had the thought
that
they could end these lives

— Joseph Regna

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