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Is America Endangered by a Dark Addiction to Power in the Age of Trump & Epstein? - Thom Hartmann
For most of our history, Americans have believed that political power is something granted — temporarily — to leaders who serve the public good.
But modern neuroscience and social psychology are revealing something more dangerous and more sobering: power doesn’t just sit in someone’s hands; it reshapes the human mind itself.
And — as Trump’s masked secret police abuse people with total impunity and his toadies celebrate it with bizarre videos, as Republicans vote for more tax cuts for billionaires while cutting off healthcare and food for the poor, as Ghislaine Maxwell is treated like a princess while her victims are demonized — we’re seeing how this has twisted and damaged our nation. - 11/30/2025.