Capitalism, perhaps at its most remorseless, is a physical manifestation of psychopathy.

Guy Savelli's role in the War on Terror began when half-a-dozen strangers, within days of one another, contacted him via e-mail and telephone in the winter of 2003. They asked him if he had the power to psychically kill goats. Guy was bewildered. He did not go around publicizing this. Who were these men? How did they know about the goats? He feigned a casual tone of voice and said, 'Sure I can.'Then he phoned Special Forces.

It's not a good idea to define the boundaries of normality by tearing apart people who are outside of it.

But on the extremist side I didn't get any rejections at all. Everyone agreed to talk to me.

Bedlam: an institution with a history so fearsome it gave its name to a synonym for chaos and pandemonium.

In the midst of a burning-hot shaming, calling for patience and context and understanding and empathy can really land you in trouble.

Nothing uniquely bad has happened to me in my personal life, but all the regular little bad things have accumulated to make me a neurotic person. And these adventures are my way of trying to make sense of that.