Many tell us what to think. I ask my readers to be skeptical. Question me and others. 
Michael Smerconish asked today: “What is more of a cause of political violence by young men: ideology or mental health?” Wrong question. We do not have more people with mental health issues. When it comes to ideology, we have an ideological hodgepodge resulting in a sick society. Since the beginning of time, all young men have had an excess of energy and a lack of maturity. In healthy societies, they were drawn into industry, science, religion, the military, or other productive pursuits. When the social fabric disintegrates, the abundant energy of these young men redirects into all sorts of weird ways to fix it. Violence is one of them.
