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Nationalist Fictions, in Europe and America
When people are feeling devalued or adrift, their instincts can be exploited by the powerful.
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The Battleground
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Comparative Incitement
Welcome, Republicans newly concerned about stochastic terrorism. Kindly look in the mirror.
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Kinds of Kindness is a Great Film About the Psychological Roots of Fascism
Which I found perversely comforting.
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Feel the Shittiness
It's counterproductive to deny that things look bad for America right now. But you can turn the shit into fertilizer.
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June 2024

The Conundrum of Religion, in One Video and a Chart
Certainty, belief, and the durable lamination of love and God.
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What is Meditation For?
Thoughts on the small surge of interest in jhana meditation, once a thing that only I and a few other people cared about.
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I am afraid for my family
And it's weird that a lot of people don't perceive the same threats.
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Rest in Awareness
A short guided meditation that doesn't make things better, but provides a short and restorative break from them.
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A Covid Follow-Up: Today's Hearing with Dr. Anthony Fauci
Turns out, the crazies were right about something. Probably.
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May 2024

Democrats need to run on Covid, not run away from it.
Time to take on "Trump amnesia" for real.
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The Spiritual Psychology of Economic Dread
Like it or not, the economy is the top concern of American voters as we approach the election. But it's not about numbers and graphs.
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Remember who the bad guys are
It's the oil and gas companies.
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