I just read an opinion piece titled, “Is Iran Preparing for a Two-Front War With Israel?” It’s part of the now-standard approach that the press adopted during World War II of granting our enemies a nonexistent prowess in order to sell papers. Bad news is far more popular than good. In the ensuing years, however,…
Indestructible denial
November 24, 2014
Very few things really anger me. One human failing for which I feel a lot of hostility is denial. I’ve noticed that deniers often think of themselves as superior to others, which is grotesque, since they’re living in a fantasy world. When someone uses their delusions as evidence that they have the upper hand, it…