Treating the Symptoms, Not the Cause of America’s Mental Health Crisis
- Culture, Featured, Health, Western Civilization
- May 14, 2026
















Every once in a while, a piece of writing strikes me like lightning illuminating a dark landscape. In her essay, “Sunlight Through Stained Glass,” Monica Seeley recounts the descent of her older sister into the dungeons of Alzheimer’s, yet that brief synopsis hides the lightning of her prose. While still in elementary school, Seeley lost both
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I’m proud to be an American. I write those words because, somewhere along the way, to be a proud American felt more like a confession than a point of pride. In recent years, many Americans have been made to feel ashamed for being, well, American. As we mark 250 years of independence this July, it’s time to
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Some of us may still practice the faith with which we were raised. Others may have fallen away from childhood religion into agnosticism, atheism, or indifference. Still others may have converted to another creed. While all these shifts in religiosity are far from uncommon, one overarching fact remains: Religious practice in the United States over
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In recent decades, occultism has grown significantly. In 2025, Pew Research Center found that 30% of Americans make use of astrology, tarot cards, or fortune tellers. But occult and esoteric beliefs, practices, and movements have been a part of mainstream culture – in a more veiled form – for a long time. My investigation into this began when
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