Crash Course: "White Psychodrama" and the culture wars: A self-reinforcing cycle, going nowhere

Philosopher Liam Kofi Bright's startling new take on the culture wars: A pointless struggle between white people [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0Q2aHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL2xldHRlci81MTQ4VwNzcGNCCmMiyDQwYzSdez9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpjIsg0MGM0nXs_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (Getty Images/Anton Vierietin) "White Psychodrama" and the culture wars: A self-reinforcing cycle, going nowhere The culture wars are, to [quote](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0R4aHR0cHM6Ly9idWNoYW5hbi5vcmcvYmxvZy8xOTkyLXJlcHVibGljYW4tbmF0aW9uYWwtY29udmVudGlvbi1zcGVlY2gtMTQ4P2RvaW5nX3dwX2Nyb249MTQ3ODQ4Nzk3NS4yMzE2Njg5NDkxMjcxOTcyNjU2MjUwVwNzcGNCCmMiyDQwYzSdez9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Pat Buchanan, a struggle "for the soul of America," and they've been consuming our political discourse for centuries. As Andrew Hartman [writes](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmRlL2Jvb2tzL2VkaXRpb24vQV9XYXJfZm9yX3RoZV9Tb3VsX29mX0FtZXJpY2EvZldfX0JnQUFRQkFKP2hsPWVuJmdicHY9MSZkcT0lMjJ0aGUraGlzdG9yeStvZitBbWVyaWNhLCtmb3IrYmV0dGVyK29yK3dvcnNlLCtpcytsYXJnZWx5K2EraGlzdG9yeStvZitkZWJhdGVzK2Fib3V0K3RoZStpZGVhK29mK0FtZXJpY2ElMjImcHJpbnRzZWM9ZnJvbnRjb3ZlclcDc3BjQgpjIsg0MGM0nXs_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), "the history of America, for better or worse, is largely a history of debates about the idea of America." Are we a racist country? Should gay people be allowed to marry? What about gun control, abortion, transgender medicine, affirmative action, equal pay for women, book banning, deplatforming, cancel culture, safe spaces and so-called wokeness? Fought on many fronts, the outcome of this war can have — to state the obvious — profound real-world consequences. Last year, [there were](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0RRaHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvTGlzdF9vZl9tYXNzX3Nob290aW5nc19pbl90aGVfVW5pdGVkX1N0YXRlc19pbl8yMDIxVwNzcGNCCmMiyDQwYzSdez9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) 693 mass shootings that left 703 people dead and 2,842 injured, and a recent study found that overturning Roe v. Wade [could cause](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0SKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucHJiLm9yZy9yZXNvdXJjZXMvYmxhY2std29tZW4tb3Zlci10aHJlZS10aW1lcy1tb3JlLWxpa2VseS10by1kaWUtaW4tcHJlZ25hbmN5LXBvc3RwYXJ0dW0tdGhhbi13aGl0ZS13b21lbi1uZXctcmVzZWFyY2gtZmluZHMvVwNzcGNCCmMiyDQwYzSdez9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) a "21% increase in the number of pregnancy-related deaths," with this disproportionately affecting Black women. Children go through [active shooter drills](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0QraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_dj1za2Ewbkc4VV9KY1cDc3BjQgpjIsg0MGM0nXs_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) in school, and transgender people are sometimes [denied the treatments](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0SiaHR0cHM6Ly9ldS5hemNlbnRyYWwuY29tL3N0b3J5L25ld3MvbG9jYWwvc2NvdHRzZGFsZS8yMDE4LzA3LzIwL2hpbGRlLWhhbGwtYXJpem9uYS10cmFuc2dlbmRlci13b21hbi1zcGVha3Mtb3V0LWFmdGVyLWJlaW5nLWRlbmllZC1ob3Jtb25lLXByZXNjcmlwdGlvbi84MDUzODEwMDIvVwNzcGNCCmMiyDQwYzSdez9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) prescribed by their doctors. Pay inequality makes [being a single mother difficult](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0SqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25iYy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMy8yNC9lcXVhbC1wYXktZGF5LXNpbmdsZS1tb21zLWhhdmUtYmlnZ2VzdC1wYXktZ2FwLmh0bWwjOn46dGV4dD1XaGlsZSUyMGZ1bGwlMkR0aW1lJTIwd29ya2luZyUyMHdvbWVuLHRoZSUyME5hdGlvbmFsJTIwV29tZW4ncyUyMExhdyUyMENlbnRlci5XA3NwY0IKYyLINDBjNJ17P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), and the question which [books our children are allowed to read](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0R6aHR0cHM6Ly9taW5uZXNvdGFyZWZvcm1lci5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8yMC9hbi11bnByZWNlZGVudGVkLWZsb29kLW9mLWJvb2stYmFucy1lbmd1bGZzLXUtcy1zY2hvb2wtZGlzdHJpY3RzLXBlbi1yZXBvcnQtc2F5cy9XA3NwY0IKYyLINDBjNJ17P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) could shape a whole generation's understanding of the American project. The list goes on. [Read the rest from Émile P. 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(Getty Images/ CHRISTOPH BURGSTEDT/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY) No, AI probably won’t revolutionize drug development Drug development is expensive, time consuming, and risky. A typical new drug costs [billions of dollars to develop and requires more than ten years](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0REaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3JpdmVyLmNvbS9ldXJla2Evd2h5LWRvZXMtZHJ1Zy1kZXZlbG9wbWVudC10YWtlLXNvLWxvbmdXA3NwY0IKYyLINDBjNJ17P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) of work — yet only [about 0.02% of the drugs in development ever making it to market](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0REaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3JpdmVyLmNvbS9ldXJla2Evd2h5LWRvZXMtZHJ1Zy1kZXZlbG9wbWVudC10YWtlLXNvLWxvbmdXA3NwY0IKYyLINDBjNJ17P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Some claim that AI, or artificial intelligence, will revolutionize drug development by ushering in much shorter development times and drastically lower costs. Many scientists and business consultants are especially [optimistic about AI's ability to predict the shapes of nearly every known protein](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP4QdAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5hdHVyZS5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZXMvZDQxNTg2LTAyMi0wMjA4My0yJTIyJTIwJTVDbCUyMCUyMjp-OnRleHQ9MjklMjBKdWx5JTIwMjAyMi0sJ1RoZSUyMGVudGlyZSUyMHByb3RlaW4lMjB1bml2ZXJzZSc6JTIwQUklMjBwcmVkaWN0cyUyMHNoYXBlJTIwb2YlMjBuZWFybHksb2YlMjBhcm91bmQlMjAyMDAlMjBtaWxsaW9uJTIwcHJvdGVpbnMuJnRleHQ9RnJvbSUyMHRvZGF5LCUyMGRldGVybWluaW5nJTIwdGhlJTIwM0QsdHlwaW5nJTIwaW4lMjBhJTIwR29vZ2xlJTIwc2VhcmNoLlcDc3BjQgpjIsg0MGM0nXs_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) using DeepMind's AlphaFold, an artificial intelligence tool developed by Google parent company Alphabet; predicting this information with great detail would be key to quickly developing drugs. As one AI company [boasts](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0R6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV3cy1tZWRpY2FsLm5ldC9uZXdzLzIwMjIwODI1L1VzaW5nLUFJLXRvLWZvc3Rlci1wcm9kdWN0aXZpdHktaW4tcGhhcm1hY2V1dGljYWwtcmVzZWFyY2gtYW5kLWRldmVsb3BtZW50LmFzcHhXA3NwY0IKYyLINDBjNJ17P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), "We … firmly believe that AI has the potential to transform the drug discovery process to achieve time and cost efficiencies." [Read the rest from Jeffrey Funk and Gary N. Smith.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0RTaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMjQvbm8tYWktcHJvYmFibHktd29udC1yZXZvbHV0aW9uaXplZHJ1Zy1kZXZlbG9wbWVudC9XA3NwY0IKYyLINDBjNJ17P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Protester sets arm on fire at site of Federer’s final tennis match," [The Hill](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0R4aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVoaWxsLmNvbS9wb2xpY3kvZW5lcmd5LWVudmlyb25tZW50LzM2NTg1MDUtcHJvdGVzdGVyLXNldHMtYXJtLW9uLWZpcmUtYXQtc2l0ZS1vZi1mZWRlcmVycy1maW5hbC10ZW5uaXMtbWF0Y2gvVwNzcGNCCmMiyDQwYzSdez9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "Family member of Jeffrey Dahmer victim slams new Netflix show," [Daily Dot](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0RGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHlkb3QuY29tL3VuY2xpY2svamVmZnJleS1kYWhtZXItbmV0ZmxpeC1zZXJpZXMtdmljdGltL1cDc3BjQgpjIsg0MGM0nXs_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "James Earl Jones Signs Over Darth Vader's Voice Rights, Retiring from Star Wars," [CBR](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0RQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2JyLmNvbS9qYW1lcy1lYXJsLWpvbmVzLWRhcnRoLXZhZGVyLXZvaWNlLXJpZ2h0cy1yZXRpcmVzLXN0YXItd2Fycy9XA3NwY0IKYyLINDBjNJ17P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Climate activists want Biden to fire the head of the World Bank," [NPR](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnByLm9yZy8yMDIyLzA5LzIzLzExMjQ3NDU5MDcvY2xpbWF0ZS1hY3RpdmlzdHMtd2FudC1iaWRlbi10by1maXJlLXRoZS1oZWFkLW9mLXRoZS13b3JsZC1iYW5rLWhlcmVzLXdoeVcDc3BjQgpjIsg0MGM0nXs_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Hillary Clinton Compares Trump To Hitler In Disturbing Interview," [Huffington Post](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaHVmZnBvc3QuY29tL2VudHJ5L2hpbGxhcnktY2xpbnRvbi10cnVtcC10cnVtcC1oaXRsZXItaW50ZXJ2aWV3X25fNjMyZWE2MzBlNGIwMGUzNmQxYWZiZTA2VwNzcGNCCmMiyDQwYzSdez9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) (Getty Images/Getty Images North America) Why is the U.S. Olympic agency meant to stop sexual abuse investigating its top critic? This is a tale full of Kafkaesque twists about the efforts of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) and its affiliated national sport governing bodies (NGBs) to make it look as if they're doing something about their sexual abuse problem. It's also a story that gets pretty deep in the weeds and one that bumps up against a basic reality: Although many millions of viewers watch the Summer and Winter Olympics and debate the internal or international drama hyped up by multibillion-dollar broadcast rights holder NBC, very few of them know or care anything about USOC's lords of the rings or their apparatchiks' day-to-day operations, far from the flag-waving captured on TV. [Read the rest from Irvin Muchnick.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlErnFP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMjQvd2h5LWlzLXRoZS11cy1vbHltcGljLWFnZW5jeS1tZWFudC10by1zdG9wLWFidXNlLWludmVzdGlnYXRpbmctaXRzLXRvcC1jcml0aWMvVwNzcGNCCmMiyDQwYzSdez9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Have a tip for Salon? 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