What do mass formation psychosis, social media algorithms, the WNBA, Lindsay Clancy, Vince McMahon, postpartum depression, Mark Zuckerberg, and an Irish castle once known as “The Murder Hole” have in common?

Probably nothing. But that has never stopped Accidental Education before.

This week, Tom wades into the difficult and deeply unsettling Lindsay Clancy murder case, examining the collision between mental illness, personal responsibility, punishment, and compassion. Drawing from his ex-wife’s battle with postpartum depression, Tom brings a personal perspective to a case where the comfortable answers disappear quickly. Can someone be profoundly failed by the mental-health system and still be responsible for a horrific crime? And if both things can be true, what does an appropriate punishment actually look like?From there, Tom  ...