Category: The Psychopath Epidemic

The Psychopath Index Jan 2019

If you want an idea of what my upcoming book The Psychopath Economy is all about – here’s the index. Should give you a good idea.

The Doctor Is A Psychopath Oct 2018

Update to original post: I originally posted this in Oct 2018. Since then, The Guardian invited me to write some stuff about the latest series. They edited down…

Preview of The Psychopath Economy Oct 2018

For the last six years, I’ve been working with Tony Kynaston on a book, The Psychopath Economy. It’s an exploration of why the world is so fucked up…

The Washington Post’s Coverage of Amazon Aug 2018

I was wondering if anyone has done an academic analysis of how The Washington Post has covered Amazon / Jess Bezos since he acquired it. Is it biased?…

Axioms Apr 2015

Here’s the latest version of my list of axioms regarding organisations, the elite, and the war on your mind.  

Toyota – The Latest Corporate Criminal Mar 2014

More evidence of psychopaths running the world’s largest businesses – Toyota has been fined by the US Justice Department for criminal activities. Toyota Motor Corp. will pay $1.2…

No Illusions Podcast #59 – Benjamin Walker, Psychopathic Entrepreneurs Sep 2013

PhD student Benjamin Walker and Business Psychology professor Chris Jackson conducted three experiments using more than 600 people from the general population. They found that people with psychopathic…

The Reality Conversation from My Dinner With Andre Jul 2012

A clip from “My Dinner With Andre”, a film I’ve been meaning to see for years, if for no other reason than it stars the wonderful Wallace Shawn.

Chomsky: It’s Hard To Look Into The Mirror. Jul 2012

Yesterday I spent some time transcribing the podcast interview I did with Noam Chomsky way back in 2005 for the book I’m working on. If you haven’t heard that…

Stiglitz On Inequality Jul 2012

Economist Joseph Stiglitz gave a brilliant talk at Google recently based on his most recent book “The Price Of Inequality”. He explains why America is statistically the OPPOSITE…