Psyskeptic

“Clinical and counseling psychology research literature is overwhelmingly overloaded with junk science (Hagen, 1997). Researchers and/or professors of psychology and psychiatry may have long illustrative careers where they have numerous refereed published studies, may have risen to high ranks, such as full professor, even at prestigious universities, may have served as editors or associate editors of several professional journals, and may have been voted as leaders in several professional organizations, all of which may be predicated on a career of doing nothing but junk science”
― David B. Stein, The Psychology Industry Under a Microscope!

“The idea that people could get along fine with just markets, and no government, turned out to rest upon a version of what economists call the “compositional fallacy.”
― Joseph Heath, Economics Without Illusions: Debunking the Myths of Modern Capitalism

“The logic is that if you’ve got excess money and throw it away on booze and cigarettes, then that’s your business. But if you’re poor, then that’s a sin and a shame. Because if you’re poor, rich people assume you’re on welfare, or you’re getting food stamps or some other social services. Once you take a penny from the government, a morality clause goes into effect, where you’re never allowed to have anything that you might actually enjoy. It’s the hair shirt of welfare.”
― Linda Tirado, Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”
― Plutarch