Adam Albert

Physician, educator, and writer interested in culture, cognition, and democracy America isn’t just divided. It’s fractured — into dueling realities, each convinced the other is insane, evil, or un-American. But this isn’t just a political problem. It’s deeper. Cultural. Psychological. Even spiritual. And no one seems to be asking the most important question: Who — or what — is benefitting from this chaos? The answer isn’t a person. It’s not Trump or Biden. It’s not Fox News or MSNBC.

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