With almost every meaningful institution now committed to free market self-interest, Americans inhabit a culture of competition, inadequacy, anxiety, and low self-esteem. A person’s value in this culture solely derives from the ability to make […][…]
“Fucking, fucking, fucking, fucking.” With each swear, the scissor blade hit my arms, but the pain never surfaced. I was already in too much pain for it to matter. “Fucking, fucking, fucking, fucking.” I cursed […][…]