Potential Sources of the Poison in US Politics

An essay exploring the potential sources of the poison in US politics.

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Further reading:
These are Americans’ favorite insults, by political affiliation: https://qz.com/291533/this-is-how-liberals-and-conservatives-insult-each-other/
Party Affiliation: https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx
Clinton’s ‘deplorables’ remark sums up a deplorable election season: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clintons-deplorables-remark-sums-up-a-deplorable-election-season/2016/09/10/78977694-777b-11e6-be4f-3f42f2e5a49e_story.html
Conservatives, Moderates, Liberals, and Progressives: http://factmyth.com/conservatives-moderates-liberals-and-progressives/
6 Ways Social Media Affects Our Mental Health: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2017/06/30/a-run-down-of-social-medias-effects-on-our-mental-health/#41bc812c2e5a
The Positive and Negative Effects of Identity Politics and the Privilege Lens on Academic Discourse: https://inacrowdedtheater.com/2017/04/29/the-positive-and-negative-effects-of-identity-politics-and-the-privilege-lens-on-academic-discourse/
National Survey on Drug Use and Health: https://www.samhsa.gov/data/data-we-collect/nsduh-national-survey-drug-use-and-health
2018 Prescription Drug Abuse Statistics You Need To Know: https://talbottcampus.com/prescription-drug-abuse-statistics/
Zantac Is Voluntarily Recalled After Cancer-Causing Chemical Detected: https://www.healthline.com/health-news/fda-warns-zantac-may-have-carcinogen
Common Medications Can Masquerade as Dementia in Seniors: https://www.beingpatient.com/anticholinergic-medications-dementia-symptoms/
Prescription per capita in the United States by age group 2013: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315476/prescriptions-in-us-per-capita-by-age-group/
The Psychology of Bullying: https://therapycable.com/the-psychology-of-bullying/
US: History of U.S. sanctions shows most haven't worked: https://corpwatch.org/article/us-history-us-sanctions-shows-most-havent-worked
US’s history of sanctions worldwide and how Zimbabwe is affected: https://www.thestandard.co.zw/2019/05/02/uss-history-sanctions-worldwide-zimbabwe-affected/
Pesticide 'causes frogs to change sex': http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1930658.stm
Environmental exposure to metals and male reproductive hormones: Circulating testosterone is inversely associated with blood molybdenum: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2823119/
PFOA and PFOS Cause Lower Sperm Counts and Smaller Penises, Study Finds: https://theintercept.com/2018/11/30/pfoa-and-pfos-cause-lower-sperm-counts-and-smaller-penises-study-finds/
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/475.Collapse
The Widening Gap Between the Super-Rich and Other Americans: https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/10/30/the-widening-gap-between-the-super-rich-and-other-americans/
Rwanda genocide: 100 days of slaughter: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26875506
Paying Back Student Loans? It's Hardest for People in These 8 Industries: https://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/paying-back-student-loans-its-hardest-for-people-in-these-industries.html/
The Gulag Archipelago and The Wisdom of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: https://academyofideas.com/2017/04/gulag-archipelago-aleksandr-solzhenitsyn/
The Rise of the Far Right http://harvardpolitics.com/world/rise-of-far-right/