What do MAGA rallies, cancel mobs, and fundamentalist parenting all have in common? A shared addiction to moral certainty—and a terror of complexity. This piece unpacks the neurochemistry, identity collapse, and cultural damage caused by principle-over-people thinking—and why unlearning it is the most rebellious act of all.

One of the most common threads running through stories of religious trauma is GUILT and despite what you may have heard, it’s a useless strategy for behavior modification. Read one gripping example.