You just tell him if you don't change right know im walking out the door so you have 30 seconds to change your behaivor.
If its destructive behavior you should get help. If he not right hes not right! Don't put him thru it or yourself it if he doesn't make the cut.
If hes has more in the plus column then remember your the one with problem so you need to modify your position and find a compromise. If all else fails my wife knows I'm a sucker for bribery.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.