Against Willpower Notions of willpower are easily stigmatizing: It becomes OK to dismantle social sa

Against Willpower

Notions of willpower are easily stigmatizing: It becomes OK to dismantle social safety nets if poverty is a problem of financial discipline, or if health is one of personal discipline. An extreme example is the punitive approach of our endless drug war, which dismisses substance use problems as primarily the result of individual choices.

Such a fantastic read on a topic that permeates our health and social systems.