Diogenes In Exile

Diogenes In Exile

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The Quiet Collapse of Scientific Standards
Journals now reward diary entries as “research.” Here’s how it happened—and why it matters for families and patients.
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Suzannah Alexander
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The Quiz That Explains Why Your ‘Helpful’ Comments Annoy Everyone
Meet the Hair Splitter, the Puppetmaster, and other critic archetypes—then learn what your defenses are really up to.
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Suzannah Alexander
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Can We Make A Better Mental Health Diagnosis Plan Without Labels that Hold You Back?
The Total Mind Diagnostic Model replaces “what’s wrong with you?” with “what’s happening with you?”
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Suzannah Alexander
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Is America Really the New Nazi Germany? Let’s Reality-Test That.
Using one of psychology’s most useful tools to separate fear from fact in our political imagination.
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Suzannah Alexander
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The Diagnosis Trap: Why More Americans Are Mentally Ill on Paper Than in Reality
We’re not in a mental health crisis. We’re in a meaning crisis—coded, billed, and reimbursed one disorder at a time.
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Suzannah Alexander
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Can You Trust a Machine to Care? I Put a Chatbot to the Test
What happens when you ask AI to be honest about power, trust, and co-evolution?
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Suzannah Alexander

July 2025

Cultural Fishtailing, Why Everything Feels Like It's Out of Control
Our culture isn’t drifting. It’s overcorrecting, spinning out, and accelerating. The first step to restoring balance is recognizing the pattern.
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Suzannah Alexander
Just Hoping for a Healthy Baby? That’s Genocide, Bigot.
A leaked memo from the frontline of reproductive orthodoxy, where toe-counting is white supremacy and intent is violence.
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Suzannah Alexander
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How to Change a Law (Without Losing Your Mind)
You Don’t Need a Law Degree to Fix the Law
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Suzannah Alexander
Why the Most Virtuous Voices Might Be the Most Power-Hungry
This isn’t about left or right—it’s about human nature we won’t admit to.
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Suzannah Alexander
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The Psychology of Control: How Emotional Manipulation Protects Corruption
Don’t let the soft words fool you—they’re often hiding sharp claws.
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Suzannah Alexander
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Posting the Truth on YouTube? You Might Be the Only One Who Sees It
When your words vanish and no one tells you, you’re not paranoid. It’s just the algorithm.
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Suzannah Alexander
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