When governments suddenly change course, we often call these shifts "U-turns." But in authoritarian regimes, these U-turns are more than just policy reversals.

Empowering Your Child to Think Critically in an Age of Misinformation

Contradictory statements from leaders that confuse the public Dismissal of credible evidence that challenges the official story Labelling critics as enemies or traitors to discredit opposition Manipulation of media outlets to control the flow of information Rewriting history textbooks or public records to favour the establishment’s narrative

They passed laws no one understood, traded promises no one heard, and feasted on the nation’s marrow as if it were their birth right.

The Ballad of the Thorn-Crowned Maidens - a folkloric tale for Halloween.

Freya India’s essay “A Time We Never Knew” on After Babel captures something profound about our moment:

the legitimacy of authority. When we perceive someone as an expert, we’re much more likely to comply, whether that means pressing a shock switch in an experiment or clucking like a chicken under stage lights.

De-Hypnotising Yourself Fortunately, just as people can learn to enter trance deliberately, they can also learn to resist

is this mass hypnosis? And if so, are young minds being quietly indoctrinated?