The Denial File
What We Can't Think About—and Why
Of Gout and Global Warming
Phil Hansten | July 27, 2012
What we can’t think about: The possibility that climatologists are correct to warn of potential catastrophic climate …
The Paterno Statue
Bill Bornschein | July 24, 2012
The pedophile scandal that has rocked Penn State University carries within it an element that Becker addressed so insightfully, the quest for immortality represented in …
The White Orca Effect Meets the Black Dog Syndrome
Henry Richards | July 17, 2012
Preface: Through serendipity, I was writing of animals about the same time that Dan Leichty wrote his recent piece “Of Pets and Humans”. This piece, …
Hollywood does Becker
Don Emmerich | July 10, 2012
What we can’t think about: In the following essay, I recommend the recently-released film Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and discuss …
Protection Racket
Kirby Farrell | July 6, 2012
What we can’t think about: we use fantasies about endangered children to work off fears we can’t handle. Why it matters: It doesn’t work. Yes, …