What can I possibly have in common with perpetrators of murder and torture? Tavris and Aronson argue, quite a lot. The same patterns you use to justify you yelling at your child or spouse or cheating on a test have been used by governments to justify much worse things-- and still be able to feel like a basically good person. Tavris and Aronson's book really hits hard-- but it's not just a self-help book to become a better person. Self-justification quickly becomes political.
Beta reading of “Mind Captive” by Jenni Curtis
My better half is also a talented author! I just got through reading her second book, "Mind Captive" a science fiction book playing with tropes of agency and privacy. Or, in short, mind-reading aliens 😉
Book review: “Voice of the People: Political Rhetoric in the Book of Mormon”
My COVID-19 reading has been slowed when I lost my commute time, but I did manage to finish David Gore's *Voice of the People*. And what a read! It's a deep-dive into Mosiah 29-Alma 2, the regime change from a reign of kings to a reign of judges. Gore pulls out a lot of timely messages for our own political discourse.