A Better Way to Disagree

Muhammad Ali hits Chuck Wepner against the ropes in the 9th round of their title bout. (Bettmann via Getty Images)
An author wrote me a critical email telling me he thought I’d misrepresented his work. So I invited him on 'Honestly.'
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A few months ago, I had writer Freddie deBoer on my podcast for an episode we called, “Does Glorifying Sickness Deter Healing?” We talked about his experience living with severe bipolar disorder and the dangerous ways in which mental illness has gotten wrapped up in our growing cultural obsession with identity politics. It’s almost like sickness, he arg…
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