The Republican Death Cult Marches On
We are no longer fighting a disease, but a bizarre, apocalyptic civil war.
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Hookworm, Pellagra and COVID: Diseases of Dysfunction
For many influential Southerners, the spread of COVID is less worrying than the spread of democracy.
A Post-Racial America: It’s Better, and Worse, Than You Think
It is easier to destroy a myth than to replace it.
White Supremacy Thrives in System 1
As we try to escape the distorting influence of a founding mythology built on racism, it might be helpful to review how these subconscious biases operate.
Myths Define Truth: Why We Live in the Age of Fake News
You can lie, cheat and steal and still win a reputation as a bold truth-teller by lying in ways that reinforce a cherished mythological value.
Half Devil, Half Child: The World According to White Supremacy
White supremacy, as a mythology, defines the “us” on which sacrifice, collaboration and trust can be built.
Science in Service of White Empire
Under an emerging mythology of white supremacy, there was no price to be paid for using the imprimatur of science to promote unfounded, sometimes downright batty assertions, with terrifying implications for real, living people.
Artists Packaged White Supremacy
Myths follow power, but in the years after the Civil War many powers vied to dominate the American future. Artists like Whitman made choices that tipped the scales in this battle toward terrible ends.