Our brains are built to think about other minds. So why do whole groups of people slip out of view? The answer says more ...

In many conflicts, dehumanization plays a major role. What is dehumanization? It includes killing and violence against the Other. It includes slavery of the Other. It includes discrimination and ...

Why do we make others feel less than? Dehumanization happens when people see others as "less than" or not human. Language and labels can make a group seem less human than another group. Moral ...

Erika Kirk is still reeling from Druski’s viral parody video about white conservative women, believed by many to reference ...

Throughout history, autocratic regimes, especially authoritarian or populist ones on the far left and the far right, have demonized what they have determined to represent their nations’ “internal ...

Dehumanization involves redefining the targets of prejudice and violence by making them seem less human (that is, less civilized or less sentient) than other people. The classic strategy for this is ...

New research co-led by Liu-Qin Yang, a professor of psychology at Portland State University (PSU), suggests that the true damage of a toxic boss goes far deeper than a bad mood — it fundamentally ...

Healthcare’s first responders are often hailed as “heroes.” This classification could be contributing to higher burnout rates, according to a recent study. The research, published in the Journal of ...

Judging by the book cover, those who pick up “Making Monsters” might think they’re about to read a spooky tale of demons or supernatural forces. And while David Livingstone Smith certainly appreciates ...

Editors’ note: To buy this and other classic New Criterion essays in stand-alone print format, see the reprint series in our bookstore. As a junior in college in 1968 (A.D.), I succumbed to a popular ...