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BEYOND BULLSHIT
Unmasking Deception in a World Drowning in Nonsense.
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Rethinking the Goldwater Rule: Why Silence Isn’t Always Ethical
The Goldwater Rule  has been psychiatry’s ethical firewall since 1973: Do not diagnose public figures without a personal evaluation and...
David Ando Rosenstein
Jul 223 min read
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The PR of Morals: How Power Rewards Hypocrisy and Undermines Moral Integrity
Morality used to mean something. Now it often feels like little more than a branding exercise — a set of slogans slapped on press...
David Ando Rosenstein
May 93 min read
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Why We Struggle to Choose Wisely: Identity, Belief, and the Hidden Logic of Political Behavior
We like to think of ourselves as rational beings, weighing evidence, reasoning carefully, and making intelligent decisions about our...
David Ando Rosenstein
Apr 143 min read
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Fact from Fiction: Bullshit in the Age of AI
Harry Frankfurt’s seminal essay On Bullshit  draws a vital distinction: the liar knows  the truth and tries to cover it; the...
David Ando Rosenstein
Apr 83 min read
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The Argument from Authority: Why We Fall for Bullshit in a Lab Coat
Why do we believe something simply because someone in a white coat says it’s true? Or because it came from a blue checkmark, a...
David Ando Rosenstein
Apr 84 min read
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Free Speech, Misinformation, and the Bullshit We Tolerate
In democratic and liberal societies, free speech is a foundational value. It protects dissent, enables open dialogue, and guards against...
David Ando Rosenstein
Apr 32 min read
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The Left/Right Binary: A Convenient Fiction?
In the modern political zeitgeist, it’s become almost second nature to describe people, ideas, or policies as either left or right . We...
David Ando Rosenstein
Mar 253 min read
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The Structure and Function of Bullshit
Introduction: Beyond Content—Understanding Bullshit Functionally Bullshit is not merely about falsehoods or deception ; it is a ...
David Ando Rosenstein
Mar 183 min read
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Hubris and Bullshit: How Power Breeds Bias and Deception
Introduction: The Dangerous Relationship Between Hubris and Bullshit Power has always been intoxicating. Those who attain wealth,...
David Ando Rosenstein
Mar 124 min read
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The Growth of Bullshit in Our Times: A Crisis of Discernment
Introduction: The Bullshit Boom In our current era, the sheer volume of bullshit  has grown exponentially. What was once a tactic used...
David Ando Rosenstein
Mar 54 min read
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The Fragile Nature of Truth: How Human Bias Shapes Reality
Introduction: The Struggle to Discern Truth Humans have a complicated relationship with truth. We often believe we are objective,...
David Ando Rosenstein
Mar 53 min read
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Bullshit, Truth Claims, and the Epistemology of Knowing
Introduction: Bullshit and the Problem of Truth Harry Frankfurt’s seminal essay On Bullshit  (1986) delineates bullshit as distinct from...
David Ando Rosenstein
Mar 53 min read
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