For decades, the U.S. public seemed largely indifferent to most of the horrible suffering of war

In studies, different psychiatrists have been as likely as not to diagnose the same patient as having or not having a mental illness, and to disagree on which mental illness if any the patient has

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Not only does it do great damage to pretend that each of these things is false, but the habit of so pretending does great damage, facilitating further pretenses

Propaganda is most impactful when people don’t think it’s propaganda, and most decisive when it’s censorship you never knew happened

What I find surprising is how people go out of their way to be kind to each other while the catastrophe plays out

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow is a terrific contribution to human knowledge and guide to pursuing more of the same

What would prevent someone turning to Trumpism? Something better to turn to

“And what,” Hermione almost shouted triumphantly, “has been quietly left out of all the climate agreements, all the Muggle plans for halting the destruction of the climate? One of the biggest ways that they destroy the climate: militaries

When you imagine ending a war, do you imagine the U.S. President lamenting the human cost of the war’s financial expense while simultaneously demanding that Congress increase military spending?