opinion
TOUGH CARE
Progressives and civil libertarians need to accept that some people are too mentally ill to accept treatment. The only humane thing to do is to force it on them.
Freddie deBoer is a writer and academic. He writes a newsletter at Substack. His first book, The Cult of Smart, was published in 2020.
opinion
‘NEVER FORGET’
Antiwar activism dominated my young adulthood. Twenty years later, the United States’ tragic and immoral invasion of Iraq barely registers in our politics.
opinion
LEAVE THE HELLSITE
The social media site is a high school popularity contest that creates echo chambers and stifles diversity of thought in the news media.
opinion
TALK ABOUT IT
We don’t know what motivated the Texas school shooter. But it’s foolish and unhelpful to pretend mental illness can’t factor into senseless violence.
opinion
LOG OFF, BROS
Yes-In-My-Backyard activists have had some big wins all over the U.S., but they spend way too much time online acting like uncompromising “Bernie Bros.”