Martin Kush traces the psychology of power behind spectacle cruelty — from Roman gladiators to colonial exhibitions to a lawyer who was proud his son shot a turtle for fun.
The Zoo, the Colosseum, and the Turtle – Why Some People Need to Watch Things Suffer Read More »
When adult children decide that estrangement is best for their mental health, sometimes it is necessary. But remember, no contact can affect both sides.
Reaction to Adult Children “No Contact” with their Parents Read More »
People don’t resent help. They resent what your survival exposes. An essay on economic racism, envy, and why stability becomes a threat under extractive systems.
They Don’t Want What You Give Them. They Want What You Have. Read More »
A Black author writes a fiction novel where white men aren’t centered. The white literary agent feels “excluded.” The Jewish manager feels “hurt.” What happens when whiteness meets a world where it’s not the protagonist? And why do gatekeepers panic when they’re no longer in control?
Most “capacity-building” programs don’t teach nations to lead. They teach them to beg better. Martin Kush explains how the development aid industry is designed to keep the Global South poor.
Thanksgiving sells America a lie so old it feels normal. A holiday built on genocide demands silence from the living and the dead. This piece is a refusal. A reclamation. A reminder that you don’t owe your suffering to a ritual built on erasure.
Not all mentorship is liberation. Some of it is just coaching you deeper into the very system you’re trying to escape. I don’t want a mentor to help me sell more—I want solidarity in the fight to dismantle the machine.
Long before influencers sold #blessed lifestyles, Indigenous societies thrived by valuing generosity over greed. Discover how ancient wisdom could fix modern loneliness—and three rituals to try today.
What Indigenous Cultures Knew About Happiness That We’ve Forgotten Read More »
