There’s way more going on in your head than there is in reality.
There is a mechanism nobody talks about when they talk about banned words. Not the history. Not the pain. Not the politics. The mechanism. Because the mechanism is the same regardless of which word is in the slot, which group is doing the banning, or which era of history you're examining. And until you understand... Continue Reading →
There is a version of health reasoning that sounds like this: “He’s a good person. God wouldn’t let that happen to him.” Or: “I’ve been faithful my whole life. I don’t deserve to be sick.” This is not how the body works. And the confusion between these two systems — belief and biology — is... Continue Reading →
There's a conversation most people never get to have. Not because it's forbidden — nobody is going to arrest you for asking the right questions, at least not yet — but because the environment never produces it. School doesn't produce it. The news definitely doesn't produce it. Your employer has no interest in producing it.... Continue Reading →
There's a version of Jesus Christ walking around America right now that the original would probably not recognize. He's on t-shirts. He's on truck decals. He's in dining rooms in a soft-lit portrait that makes him look like he's about to ask you to prom. He's been on cable news, at political rallies, and somehow,... Continue Reading →
The Bullshit Machine 