The Denial File
What We Can't Think About—and Why
Guns and “Mental Illness”
Daniel Liechty | March 27, 2013
I think it may have started with Wayne LaPierre’s infamous press conference a week after Sandy Hook. In any case, we now here it as …
Competition, Paranoia, and Cannibalism
Kirby Farrell | March 14, 2013
Is that paranoia you hear around you? [1] The airwaves sizzle with suspicion. Crime’s down, gun sales up [2]. Drones are tracking you. Your food …
Rise of the Planet of the Apps
Bill Bornschein | March 2, 2013
Our local paper recently featured a story about our zoo’s cutting edge program that gives iPads to our orangutans, Teak, Bella, Segundo, and Amber. The …