Hate Crimes and Personality Disorders What makes a person perpetrate hateful political violence against a stranger?
Several years ago, I wrote a blog about the complex economic, cultural, and social factors that…
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Bryan Kohberger Killed Four College Students He Didn’t Know What is known about the slaughter, and what are the glaring unknowns?
The true crime ecosystem had been wildly speculative-one might even say deranged -in its attempt to…
The Case of Luigi Mangione: A Rorschach Test for the Nation And a challenge to the prospective jurors who must decide his fate
The indictment against Luigi Mangione claims him to be a cold-blooded murderer of a helpless victim…
Breaking Bad The Dangers of Despair
Walter White, the central protagonist of the wildly popular TV series Breaking Bad has been described…
Matthew Perry Friend and Harbinger
Chandler Bing of the TV show “Friends” was known by viewers as a jokester—it was his…
A Personality Trait that Resists the Pull Towards Violence & Cruelty
In my last blog I explored the complexity of cruelty and the social conditions that can…