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My Essays


Wealth vs Prosperity
The Rich Create Wealth, But Not Prosperity This isn’t as timely as the current destruction of our democracy, but it’s still important. People make political decisions based on the state of our economy and their own feeling of security and prosperity. Even though I think he’s an overrated corporate Democrat, I do give James Carville some credit for his “It’s the economy, stupid!” phrase many years ago. It is about the economy. People who feel economically stable are not nearly


Right-Wing Violence vs the Myth of Left-Wing Violence
I can’t really share anything that hasn’t been articulately stated already. Charlie Kirk was a smart, energetic young man who used inflammatory rhetoric to spread an arch-conservative vision, and get very rich in the process. Though I disagree with just about everything he said and stood for, and will not be sending thoughts and prayers to anyone, I don’t believe he deserved to die. I disagree with those who have been justifying his death. I don’t think that there has been a


Is Trump a Fascist
Is Trump a Fascist? He Meets Almost All of the Criteria He admires Hitler. He believes that Hitler’s generals were preferable to America’s during WWII. He wished that he’d had Hitler’s generals instead of his own during his presidency. He admires modern-day dictators, including Putin, who Republican icon Ronald Reagan would have detested and fought against every day of his eight years in office. He laces his typically-racist rants against immigrants (“hordes of marauding rap


Historically Based Optimism
Don’t Surrender To Despair!
Outside Source Essays


What Does It Mean to Be Stunted in Emotional Development?
What Does It Mean to Be Stunted in Emotional Development? In psychology, the phrase “arrested emotional development” describes a condition in which a person’s ability to process or regulate emotions is frozen at an earlier stage. For example, someone might be an adult outwardly, but respond to conflict with the fear, anger, or withdrawal of a child. This is often linked to trauma, neglect, or overwhelming experiences that disrupted healthy emotional growth. The Science Behind
Contributor Essays


Loving Yourself: A Beginners Guide
(Disclaimer: I am not a mental health professional nor do I ever claim to be. I just like teaching people about self-love and giving advice. If you are experiencing mental health struggles and it is affecting your day to day life, please seek some professional help. Remember there is nothing shameful about asking for help. You’ve got this beautiful one!) In a society that teaches us to constantly see what’s wrong with our bodies and shows us what we “need to change”, self-lov
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