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Kenneth MacKendrick
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Studies the imagination. Wrote a book about evil.
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Dr. Kenneth MacKendrick — alie ward share.google/bYN3bDgqZeEh...
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Dr. Kenneth MacKendrick — alie ward
What is evil? Who is evil? Does evil exist? Who decides? Can we scream over turkey at grandma’s house? Let’s chat Critical Ponerology with scholar, professor, author of Evil: A Critical Primer, and ...
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October 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
April 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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This is a really good article. It explains my situation in ways I have not heard anywhere else even offers a strategy for response
Rauch defines Trump's "patrimonial" gov't: "So patrimonialism stocks the government with nonentities and hacks, or, when possible, it bypasses bureaucratic procedures altogether."

This leads to incompetence & corruption. If we nonstop expose it, we defeat MAGA.

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One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
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February 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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WILLFUL IGNORANCE: there's an -ology for that.

How to people get duped?

What's the truth?

How do you talk to others with seemingly very different realities?

We discuss in this freshly updated Agnotology ep with Stanford prof Dr. Robert Proctor:

www.alieward.com/ologies/agno...
Agnotology (WILLFUL IGNORANCE) Updated Encore with Dr. Robert Proctor — alie ward
Yes, there is an -ology for that. And yes, we’re airing this episode -– with a ton of 2025 updates -– because it’s never felt more relevant. Dr. Robert Proctor is a Stanford professor of the History o...
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February 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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When you remember that all the divergent factions making up MAGA come together on a few points, one of which is "burn it all down," their actions start to make sense
January 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Prizes for the food bank charity event this Sunday!
January 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
January 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
January 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
New office flowers.
January 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Evil; A Critical Primer; Kenneth G. MacKendrick - Equinox Publishing
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January 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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an episode on MEMORY!

why is yours bad?
where are mems stored?

also childbirth amnesia, movie myths, aging, cramming, hormones and memory, how to let go of the past, and more.

Mnemonology w/ Dr. Michael Yassa is avail for you here:

www.alieward.com/ologies/mnem...
Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 1 with Dr. Michael Yassa — alie ward
How are memories made? Where are they stored? Where do they go? What was I just talking about? Neurobiologist, professor, researcher, and Director of UC Irvine’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learnin...
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December 4, 2024 at 11:01 PM