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MACDONALD: The Only Promise They Will Keep

May 8, 2026 Steve MacDonald

How you feel is not science, but the proglodytes are masters of weaponizing feels. They can convince any number of folks to ignore reality in exchange for acting almost entirely on emotion. It’s brainwashing en masse. The PsyOp. Mass hypnosis. There is a science to understanding how and why people are consumed by their feelings, … Read more

MACDONALD: Not So SmartPhones

March 22, 2026 Steve MacDonald

There is a growing body of evidence that having the wealth of human knowledge at your fingertips is as likely, if not more so, to make you dumber. New research also suggests that notifications cause cognitive disruption. “Our findings suggest that notifications can disrupt cognitive processing for about seven seconds and that this disruption reflects … Read more

The Independents: The War on Your Mind (And Why You’re Laughing Along)

March 20, 2026 The Independents with Carla Gericke

This week, on The Independents, Carla Gericke dives straight into the psychological battlefield—where the real war isn’t overseas, it’s happening inside your head. How did we get so comfortable joking about destroying our “enemies”? When did outrage become entertainment? And why isn’t self-regulation the default setting we pretend it is? Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are … Read more

Mental Health’s DSM: Science or Scientology?

November 10, 2023 Aaron Warner

The term “mental illness” has gained near-ubiquitous status in our daily lives. Once a rarity among friends and relatives today it seems those without a mental illness are in the minority. Among the flagship mental illnesses are depression, ADD/ADHD, and gender dysphoria.

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Banning AP Courses? As If.

August 4, 2023 Ian Underwood

Florida may have banned its public schools from teaching the AP Psychology course. That is, it may or may not be true that the course contains material that is prohibited by a recent law from inclusion in public school curricula. But this rather misses the point, I think. Or rather, a couple of important points. … Read more

Quick Takes – Hat Trick

October 28, 2021 NITZAKHON

Within I pick three topics upon which to discourse, but not worth a full-length examination as a standalone piece on their own. But first, reprising an older cartoon (for shameless self-promotion!):

The Jab and Kids – Introducing PROJECT DREAD

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 NITZAKHON

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SB 684 is Harmful to Your Children’s Health

February 10, 2020 Op-Ed

SB 684-FN has been slated for swift passage through the legislature. Have you stopped to ask why? First, Medicaid dinged NH for billing services which were not rendered by properly trained medical professionals in schools.

“Experts” Can’t Figure Out Why No One Wants to Date Trans-Women

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Once upon a time, there was a princess. But he couldn’t seem to find a date for the ball. A recent survey suggests why. Nearly 88% of those surveyed had no interest in dating Trans people.