How Evil Works

David Kupelian, veteran journalist and bestselling author of The Marketing of Evil, probes the millennia-old questions of evilâÈ'what it is, how it works, and why it so routinely and effortlessly ruins our livesâÈ'once again demonstrating his uncanny knack for demystifying complex, elusive, and intimidating subjects with fresh insights into the hidden mechanisms of seduction, corruption, religion, and power politics. Analyzing todayâÈçs most electrifying news stories and hot-button topics, Kupelian explores such profoundly troubling questions asWhy are big lies more believable than little ones?How does terrorism really work?Why do so many celebrities who âÈêhave it allâÈë end up self-destructing?Why are boys doing worse in school today than girls?Why do we treat the problems of anger and depression with drugs?. . . and much more. Fortunately, once we really understand âÈêhow evil worksâÈëâÈ'both in our own lives and in the world at largeâÈ'evil loses much of its power and the way out becomes more clear.