At the end of a substantial Substack essay on social science findings, and the political "Curley" effect named after a mayor of Boston, Glenn Reynolds, aka "Instapundit," notes over half of single women report having been told by a doctor they have a "mental health condition" and concludes as follows.
Making the populace (especially women) more fearful, depressed, and neurotic is undoubtedly bad for societal wealth and happiness. But does it yield votes for Democrats? Clearly yes. Are they doing it on purpose?
Who knows? But it does seem that many of the policies advocated by Democrats and the left tend to promote unfavorable mental states. Cui bono?
For those of you not conned into taking high school Latin, cui bono is lawyerspeak for "to whom is it a benefit?" Reynolds hopes the evidence he cited will lead you to conclude it is done on purpose.
