While political pundits ponder the reasons for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’s success with his socialist message among younger voters, they might also consider the “power of myth” as evidenced by human behavior.  Historian Joseph Campbell’s reflections on the topic aired on PBS in the mid-1980s and were later published in 1988 under the title The Power of Myth.  Campbell documented and analyzed recurring basic themes embedded in the folklore and mythology of most every culture...good vs. evil, underdog hero, in-group vs. the outsider, trickster vs. honesty. In the current contest for the Democratic nomination, two geriatric contenders seek the youth demographic – the millennials.  Mr. Sanders is seen as winning those votes.  Why? A historical event from the Middle Ages in a small German village provides an analogy and modern-day parable.  The original legend as retold by the brothers Grimm: “the strange...(Read Full Post)