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Intellectually Dishonest and Lazy

Revisado: 08-30-23

It’s a summary of a summary, and not a captivating one. They literally copied the text from Wikipedia, shortened it even more and eliminated crucial context and detail.

They also completely omitted Japan’s annexation of Korea and rape of Korean women, dedicating a whole of 1 minute during the last 15 minutes of the book. This alone makes the book unreliable and biased. They don’t even mention the authors, but whoever they are don’t know much about Japan’s history or do not want to contend with Japan’s war crimes. They included a lot about China, but nothing about Korea, only vaguely referencing its interests in Southeast Asia.

There is distracting poor grammar, microphone sounds, repeated sentences, and even a pause where the narrator coughs, which were oversights by the editors. Grammar example: “Part of the reason was due to the Americans finding it difficult or just didn’t care enough to distinguish between civilians and soldiers.” The cough is when there’s 2h51m left.

Overall, get a different book or simply read Wikipedia. Captivating History has some good titles, like the Mexican Revolution, but they didn’t care about putting any effort into the history of Japan.

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All the news that’s fit to hear

Revisado: 08-30-21

Mark Moran has become a voice I can’t un-hear, but also he’s someone who comforts me with being the one constant in a rapidly changing world. His intonations and speed are perfect where you can hear the author’s intent and yet Mark is a blank slate onto which you can cast your own opinions. He very rarely makes mistakes: I even remember an episode where he mistakenly said “Thursday” instead of “Tuesday.” Overall, he and the audio team make an excellent job putting this out so that I can read when I’m in my car or doing laundry. It’s so convenient, and it’s some of the best journalism and writing quality of any publication out there. Just remember to balance it out with a more center-leaning publication lest you become convinced everyone thinks like a resident of a large coastal city.

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A Call to Arms for a Revolution in Mental Health

Revisado: 11-18-18

Another Kind of Madness - the name Dr. Hinshaw gives to the stigma surrounding mental illness - is an important and brave recounting of his father’s mysterious absences due to a misdiagnosed bipolar illness.

Hinshaw aptly criticizes the poor state of mental health treatment in the 50’s and the arrogance of psychiatrists, expressing anger with the psychiatric field who refused to even consider his mother’s account of her husband’s illness, leaving his father misdiagnosed and undergoing inhumane treatments, while advising his parents to never ever talk about his father’s mental illness with his children. This silence, in effect, is the essence of stigma, that permeated Hinshaw’s childhood, not knowing if he will ever see his father ever again during his absences.

This story is tragic because of the hundredths of thousands of others who underwent misdiagnosis, maltreatment, and perhaps never returned to the free society in the same time that Hinshaw’s father, with his eminence as a professor, did after each of his episodes. The pictures from those mental hospitals reminded Hinshaw of the pictures of concentration camps during WWII.

There is a stark contrast between his father’s ultra-logical, rational mind as a philosopher and his utter irrationality while in one of his manic states, when he was convinced that he was receiving messages from a TV performance to a point where he drove to the TV station in the middle of the night, risking his and his wife’s lives. This observation humbled and reminded me that mental illness afflicts even the brightest among us, that having a mental illness is not a failure of character or willpower, and that it is not the fault of the sufferer.

Hinshaw ends the book with a call to arms, saying that although mental health treatment has improved from the time his father was treated, there needs to be a revolution in mental health treatment. We need to change the way we preview those who have mental illness, the way we treat those with mental illness, and the way we talk about mental illness with each other. Mental illness is truly our generation’s greatest social issue that we must address

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An over-drawn cursory self-examination

Revisado: 08-22-18

H takes a long time to get the the point: why she lost, and grudgingly admits some obvious mistakes that she made: Wall Street speeches, deplorables, saying she take away coal miners’ jobs, and, of course, emails.

She does not take enough responsibility for not being hard enough on Trump, for taking her victory for granted, for failing to apologizing for her emails and explain the issue to the American people, for the failure of her campaign staff to steer her in the right direction, for her husband’s mistakes, and her hiring of Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Instead, she blames Comey, Russia, the media for focusing on her emails, and sexism.

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A Manifesto to Reduce Mental Illness

Revisado: 08-22-18

Mental Illness costs constitute 1% of global GDP, and the costs associated with the disability caused by mental illness are more than those related to cancer and diabetes combined.

20% of adult Americans suffer from Mental illness, and 10% suffer from severe mental illness. Also, mental illness is extremely treatable.

Yet few politicians and national organizations recognize these facts and fail to act to address this crisis.

We must find the political will to increase funding for mental health is developed and developing nations.

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Trevor Clinger butchers delivery

Revisado: 08-22-18

The narrator speaks as though there was a period after every word. It is almost unbearable to get over. Thanks to the 1.25 speed, I was able to get through it.

The information is very basic and general, pointing out that mental illness is prevalent, and more needs to be done to address it. Stigma contributes to less than 50% of sufferers seeking help and doctors failing to recognize 2/3 of cases. It mentions the large economic impact and states that realizing that the disease is not tied to one’s personality or is not one’s fault is key in defeating the stigma. This is much more nuanced issue, and for 2015, this is very rudimentary analysis. For better understanding of stigma, read the Mark of Shame by Stephen Hinshaw.

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