• Burning Shore

    Empathy Boxed In

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore

    Demons and Christians

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore

    California Flickers

    Reviews, News, and Notes

    Reviews, News, and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore

    Myths and Matters

    Californica and More

    Californica and More

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore

    See You in Cali

    Upcoming events

    Upcoming events

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Quotes

    Quote 2

    There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people

    There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore

    Californica

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore

    The Wild Awake

    Animist Awareness in the Ventana Wilderness

    Animist Awareness in the Ventana Wilderness

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore

    Zone Ghosts and Mango Babas

    News, Reviews, and Notes

    News, Reviews, and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore

    Hard Rain Drops

    Navigating the Weirdness

    Navigating the Weirdness

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore

    God is a Fiery Accelerant

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Quotes

    Quote 3

    “Messages from beyond” are forms of information, and information is a trickster

    “Messages from beyond” are forms of information, and information is a trickster

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore

    Ganga Burn

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore

    Invisibilities

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore

    Out of the Oven

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore

    Happy Anniversary

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore

    Into the Cantina

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Quotes

    Quote 5

    Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?

    Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    12 min

    Dancing with the Dead

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    13 min

    Big Little, Big

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    11 min

    Political Weird

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    12 min

    The Rise and Fall of Earthrise

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    11 min

    Sad Ear Worm

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Quotes

    Quote 4

    It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of its concrete historical unfoldment

    It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of its concrete historical unfoldment

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    9 min

    War in the Age of Intelligent Machines

    The New Archive, plus News and Notes

    The New Archive, plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    13 min

    Toad Tunes

    Alan Bishop Psychs Out

    Alan Bishop Psychs Out

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    15 min

    PKD’s Divine Interference

    One from the Archive

    One from the Archive

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    5 min

    On the Road

    Spring 2024 appearances

    Spring 2024 appearances

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    12 min

    A Little Monkey Told Me

    A Hanuman synchronicity, plus News and Notes

    A Hanuman synchronicity, plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    7 min

    Platform Shuffles

    The shifting marketplace(s) of ideas

    The shifting marketplace(s) of ideas

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    13 min

    Monsters of Techno

    From the Archives

    From the Archives

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    12 min

    You Are the Eyes of the World

    The Dzogchen and The Dead

    The Dzogchen and The Dead

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    13 min

    AI and the Acid Western

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    12 min

    Techgnostic Times

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    7 min

    Spiritual Warfare

    From the archive: Televangelists during the first Gulf War

    From the archive: Televangelists during the first Gulf War

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    14 min

    Doom Scroll

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    13 min

    King of the Jinn

    Esoteric Tourism in Morocco

    Esoteric Tourism in Morocco

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    13 min

    Pinky Pat Layouts

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    11 min

    The Weird and the Banal

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    17 min

    “AI EEEEEEE!!!”

    Grappling with global weirding

    Grappling with global weirding

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    9 min

    Powerspotting

    Establishing the Alembic

    Establishing the Alembic

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    10 min

    Sounding Off and On

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    7 min

    The Smoldering Shore

    Back in Slack

    Back in Slack

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    11 min

    The Elephant LSD

    Thoughts on a Euro-American Ally

    Thoughts on a Euro-American Ally

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    7 min

    Burning Shore Redux

    Plus News & Notes

    Plus News & Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    7 min

    A Nibble from the Dr.

    More on the Beatles

    More on the Beatles

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    16 min

    Ask Dr. D. 11

    Schismogenesis, Subculture, and the Inevitable Discord Server

    Schismogenesis, Subculture, and the Inevitable Discord Server

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...
  • Burning Shore
    12 min

    Beatles and Blotters

    Plus News & Notes

    Plus News & Notes

    2025 is the year they came for empathy. In a multi-pronged attack, which a paranoid mind might see as coordinated, a variety of right-wing voices have offered a full-throated excoriation of the always slippery term, or value, or emotional capacity, or cognitive skill. Toxic Empathy, a new book by the conservative Christian podcaster and influencer Allie Beth Stuckey, is currently climbing the charts. Stuckey argues that progressives weaponize “Christian compassion,” seducing otherwise moral believers with sob stories about trans people...