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* Steve Wynn and the Press: Power, Litigation, and the Contest Over Las Vegas (6-3-26)
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* The Vigilant Animal: Thinkers Who Reject the Myth of Human Gullibility (6-2-26)
* The Cost of Refusing the Misunderstanding Myth (6-2-26)
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* The Norm Explainers (6-2-26)
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Category Archives: Addiction
Black, White Or Christian?
Do people tend to become nicer when they become racial nationalists? My general sense of things is no. Do most Jews become nicer when they become Orthodox? No. By contrast, most people become nicer when they become Christian (or work … Continue reading
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Relapse for Cash: How Patient Brokers and Unscrupulous Rehabs Prey on Addicts Looking for Help
Amy Dresner writes: Patient brokers know there’s more money in relapse than in getting people sober. If you think patient brokering, also known as “body brokering,” is just about “professionals” getting kickbacks for referring a client to a certain rehab, … Continue reading
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Earn What You Deserve
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I Want To Make Money
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Matt P. writes: “Whenever I’ve developed an enthusiasm, I’ve always been curious in what debunks my enthusiasm… when I got interested in Judaism I became interested in those books that were most damaging to Judaism… when I was a Christian … Continue reading
Putting God First – I Always Hated That!
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Lost in Love
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Ordinary World
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From Stark Truth TV: When Podcaster Robert Stark’s dreams of greatness don’t seem to be coming true in Santa Barbara, he heads down to LA to meet the one (((moral leader))) who has all the answers: Luke Ford. LINK: Robert … Continue reading
5 Ways Sobriety Changes Over Time
Beth L. writes: Here are just a few ways I’ve noticed my recovery change as time has passed. 1. It becomes freeing rather than limiting. Five years ago, I viewed sobriety as something restrictive, something that was going to make … Continue reading
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