Simply Put—What This Book Is About

We need a hard reset on who we are—and who we allow to lead us. Bullies and parasites are those in our neighborhoods and nations who steal from others and reduce them to slaves. They exploit lives to subsidize their own. This happens in dictatorship and democracy. In...

About the Author

I hate that I live in a world where I must write this book. I hate that this book needs to be written. I dearly hope that by reading this book, you’ll see what to hate—and halt it. And also see what to do, and do it, for each other, for our future together. I wrote...

Mother of Exiles

If we are to free each other from slavery, in all its forms and disguises, we must be clear-eyed about our own vulnerabilities. Bullies and parasites rely on them to keep us in our place—especially our fear of the other, our instinctive reactions to the unfamiliar,...

What You Can Do Now

What You Can Do Now Bullies and Parasites Recognize that some take and hoard by force and deception. Call them what they are: bulliesand parasites. Stop honoring or celebrating them—in history or today. If you are one, stop. If you see one, expose it. Refuse to go...

The Need for Coordinated Action

Throughout history, there have always been bullies—those who stole and hoarded the abundance of others for their own gain. But for all their self-glory, every one of them and their kingdoms fell and were replaced. Predators get consumed by other predators. They are...

How to Train Up True Leaders

Bully leaders sacrifice others to benefit themselves—through ambition, theft, self-flattery, conquest, revenge and cruelty. True leaders sacrifice of themselves to benefit others—giving their talents, resources—sometimes even their lives. They model what it is to care...