mental health and politics

Terrific essay from Brooks on politics, idolatry, mental health, external vs. internal factors, focusing on crap, making a (real) difference in the world, etc.

With...

--two deeply troubling presidential candidates in 2016

--the switch in party with the last election

--with govt doing so much and thus much is at stake

--with govt doing so poorly, given all they try to do

--with the prevalent preference for politics and partisanship over policy

...we've seen a big uptick in people having "political problems". How do you know if you have a problem? What's disciplines do you need to embrace to reduce those problems?