by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Sep 2, 2017 | beyond liberalism, Discursive Gap, Industrial Epidemics, Normal is Over, normalization, Oil Barons, parasitism, Perverse Incentives, pollution, Priorities, Side-effects, Systems thinking, Uncategorized
Cognitive dissonance is a phenomena common amongst human beings who want to have their cake and eat it too. It comes from a willing ignorance to repress and suppress the world’s inconvenient truths and hold onto the frame (or fairytale) one inhabits (or chooses)...
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Aug 28, 2017 | Bureaucratic quixotic, exploitation, parasitism, Wolves in sheep's clothing
Although many young academics rightfully complain of being used for their expertise while failing to receive either the remuneration or job security fitting to their contribution, it is always humorous to hear statements that openly admit this unspoken condition. Upon...
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Aug 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
In wake of the recent racially-motivated and anti-woman murder and maimings in Charlottesville, I’ve written a Medium article “Charlottesville is just around the corner” about the projected invasion of San Francisco and Berkeley this weekend by...
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Aug 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
To cut through the very successful and rhetorically effective branding by fascists, I’ve developed a handy guide (to be expanded): (Alt-Fact) vs. (Brutal Reality) “Alt-Right” = NeoNazi “Snowflake” = Not interested in dehumanizing people;...
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Jul 17, 2017 | beyond liberalism, Bureaucratic quixotic, normalization, philosophy of science, Priorities, Side-effects, Systems thinking, Uncategorized, Wolves in sheep's clothing
Today, with co-authors Pamela M. Ling and Jesse Elias, our paper “The Pharmaceuticalization of the Tobacco Industry” appears in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Our interview with Reuters is available here. This work contributes to the study of industrial...
