Linkdump 13-06-2018

• WHY I WANT TO FUCK RONALD REAGAN 
  J G Ballard's classic 1968 demolition of the media-friendly politician. What a world it must have been, when this was a novelty deserving of commentary.
  (tags: writing books dystopia americans usa politics satire deconstruction zeitgeisty literature )
• Bare hill of the hind | Walkhighlands 
  This is why we need rewilding. Moar wolves pls.
  (tags: scotland rewilding walking politics opinion )
• On the Risk of an Accidental or Unauthorized Nuclear Detonation | RAND Corporation, 1958 
  p. 24. "There are two delusional complexes frequently observed in paranoia or paranoid disorders which could bring forth the intent to cause an unauthorized nuclear detonation. One is the desire to seek fame[...] The other complex is the idea of having a special mission in history." 
  (tags: coldwardinosaur drumpf nuclearpower history usa )
• On the Hunt for the Lost Wonders of Medieval Britain | Atlas Obscura 
  There is magic inherent in the land. Also: whirlyholes!
  (tags: history woo britishness uk walking anthropology coolstuff mythology )
• The Doomed Mouse Utopia That Inspired the 'Rats of NIMH' | Atlas Obscura 
  In which the mice all started wearing leather bondage gear and driving dune buggies around. Science!
  (tags: dystopia psychology science zeitgeisty incrediblyobscurereference society )
• Rat Park drug experiment comic about addiction | Stuart McMillen comics 
  For every scientific study there is an equal and opposite study. This utopia seems to conclude with much more optimism.
  (tags: society science mentalhealth drugs comic dystopia psychology )