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Nihilism Is Destroying Our Democracy
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The People Cheering for Humanity's End
Truly terrifying news that, rather than appreciating the wonders of the modern world and applying themselves to the task making it better, people are giving up on the human enterprise altogether.
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The Nihilism Of Trump's GOP
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The savage nihilism of free palestine
A thought-provoking essay exploring the role of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism in Arab and Muslim culture and the relationship between these beliefs and European revolutionary thought.
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Searching for Humanity in the Middle East
From David Brooks, an extremely perceptive the analysis of the principal frames/paradigms good people are using to make sense of events surrounding the Hamas' attack. To our three frames, he adds a fourth (which he says is even more important), "authoritarian nihilism."
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A Different Concept of Death
An exploration of an especially troubling aspect of Hamas' war against Israel -- suicide bombers and martyrdom. This is something that has huge implications on the battlefield and for prospects of negotiating a coexistence-based resolution of the conflict.
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Republicans Have Chosen Nihilism
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The Americans Who Need Chaos
An essay on political nihilism and the tendency of so many people to focus their attention on demonstrating to one another that their society is corrupt, dysfunctional, and worthless.
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The People Who Rage Against the Machine
A profile of a surprising new political coalition, the Doomer Optimists -- a group united in opposition to modernity's supposed progress.
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The Only Consistent Thread of Trumpism
Reflections on President Trump's almost nihilistic focus on dismantling governmental institutions (without, apparently, giving any thought to what comes next).