The Organized Destruction of Empathy

Over the past year, US residents have been subjected to the abuses of an increasingly lawless authoritarian state. Our constitutional rights are violated on a daily basis.1 How did we get here? The denigration of respect and concern for our fellow humans has been instrumental. Whether we want to consider moral philosophy, everyday expressions of empathy and compassion, or religious edicts such as “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” (Luke 6:31), the actions of Homeland Security...