We need to talk about Herschel Walker's controversial mental health diagnosis

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     November 7, 2022 Last week, my colleague Inae Oh asked you all how you're dealing with the approaching midterms (and attendant dread). I'd like to share my response: I find mundane joy in taking part in local elections, and paying attention to the debates that surround them. As I filled out my at-home ballot in Denver last week, I got to weigh in on a slew of statewide ballot initiatives, including a [proposition that would decriminalize psilocybin](—which you might know as "magic mushrooms" or "shrooms"—and create a framework for administering psilocybin therapy to people with certain mental illnesses. Citywide, voters will decide whether to increase taxes to fund the public library system, and whether sidewalk maintenance should be a public utility or private homeowners' responsibility. Not all of these proposals are the sexiest, but they're often likely to affect Coloradans' and Denverites' lives in more directly visible ways than national elections. Some ballot measures have engendered heated and at times [internecine debate](, especially the measure aimed at decriminalizing mushrooms. It's comforting to know that the fate of the country isn't the only thing I'm deciding on this election. If you haven't yet delved into your local ballot proposals, I encourage you to do so. You just might get to vote on something you're passionate about. —Abigail Weinberg Advertisement [Icarus Films, Inc.]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [We Need to Talk About Herschel Walker’s Controversial Mental Health Diagnosis]( The candidate says his dissociative identity disorder is "healed." Experts say it's complicated. BY ABBY VESOULIS SPONSORED CONTENT BY MONEY SCOOP   Money Scoop There’s a reason over 300k people read Money Scoop - the free 3x/week email written by experts in accounting that makes you smarter about your money. Get investing tips, tax strategies, budgeting hacks, spending strategies, and more all delivered to your inbox for free. [Learn more here.]( [Trending] [Trump cements your upcoming week of hell with more reelection hinting]( BY INAE OH   [Here's the next decades-old civil rights protection the Supreme Court may overturn]( BY JULIA LURIE   [New York City ballot measures promise to "attack" institutional racism. What does that actually mean?]( BY MAGGIE DUFFY   [US midterms cast a long shadow over Cop27 climate summit]( BY OLIVER MILMAN Advertisement [Icarus Films, Inc.]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [On Crime, Fetterman and Oz Aren’t as Polar Opposite as You Might Think]( Republicans spent over $10 million on ads depicting Fetterman as a far-left softy—but his record suggests otherwise. BY SAMANTHA MICHAELS [All Online Donations Doubled] This is big! A longtime friend of Mother Jones has pledged an incredibly generous gift to inspire—and double—giving from the Mother Jones community. All online donations will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $94,000 total, to help us finish off our fall fundraising drive by the Wednesday, November 9 deadline. If you can right now, please [pitch in when your gift will be matched]( and go twice as far! [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755