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Why Many of Us Have Problems Facing Death—and How to Get Through It
Responding to a population seeking practical knowledge and tools, the death literacy movement is filling a much-needed void by offering clarity, comfort, and confidence. Public domain image By Caren Martineau and Sarah Parker Ward Note by Caren Martineau: Having explored the implications of America’s aging demographic in my introductory article , I wanted to follow up with a piece that continues to provide information, clarity, and encouragement in support of personal and cul

The Left Chapter
5 hours ago13 min read


A Scholar’s Quest to Find the Ancestral People of the Most Influential Language on Earth
Who and where were the Proto-Indo-Europeans? Almost 450 languages spoken by 4 billion people descend from their tongue—and J.P. Mallory...

The Left Chapter
Oct 77 min read


Necropolitics and the Language of Death: How Military Talk Turns Recruits Into Killers
From boot camp battle cries to euphemisms on the battlefield, the U.S. military relies on “kill talk”—a robust linguistic infrastructure...

The Left Chapter
Aug 2812 min read


An Orphaned Europe and Its Eternal Dream of Living Under an Empire
Carriage with Queen Maxima and King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands during Prinsjesdag in 2018 -- Peter van der Sluijs, CC BY-SA 4.0,...

The Left Chapter
Aug 253 min read


Unbearable Perfection: The Crack That Gave Birth to the 20th Century in the West
The Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna -- C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, via Wikimedia Commons By Jorge Coulon From the orderly center...

The Left Chapter
Aug 92 min read


The Role of Ancient DNA in Modern Traits
Ancient human retrovirus DNA could be one of the markers of susceptibility to mental illness—specifically schizophrenia, bipolar...
Michael Laxer
Aug 5, 20246 min read
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