Could the Insanity Defense Work in Impeachment Proceedings?
2017-05-11 – Not guilty by reason of insanity. You’ve heard the verdict many times, though it is actually pretty rare. The insanity defense is a legal excuse that permits an […]
Tag Archives: psychology
The Fake Wars—#Aftselakhis
2017-05-01 – Happy May Day! If you want to get your hackles up over whether May Day is a labor holiday, welcome to the fake wars. Fake wars are wars […]
Is It Really So Hard to Stop Hating People?
2017-04-24 – Is it really so hard to stop hating people? I’m beginning to think so. Thirty years ago, I used to go folk dancing. One day I walked into […]
All or Nothing . . . More than Nothing?
2017-04-20 – You’ve got a theory. Your theory is that I am wrong. You think you are right. You think I’m wrong. And vice versa. But couldn’t we both be […]
What Drives Donald Trump—A Yiddish Word: #Aftselakhis
2017-04-06 – Folks have tried to find a philosophy behind Donald Trump’s actions as president. Some have looked for treasonous reasons. Some have looked at personal and corporate greed. And […]
The Problem With Reality Is . . .
2017-02-27 – You don’t need to lie to distort the truth. When the news media dwell on crime, you feel under siege. It doesn’t matter whether crime is rampant or […]
Reaching Out to the Other Side—Without Compromising on Principles
2017-02-23 – There’s a debate going on in the Democratic Party. One side says that it’s important to expand our embrace to include Trump supporters. The other side says to […]
Forget Your Brain! Are you Left Behind or Right Behind?
2017-02-20 – We’ve all done it. We’ve all taken the tests to determine if we are left-brained or right-brained. Are you creative or are you nuts-and-bolts? But if you want […]
No, You’re Not Going to Teach Me a Lesson
2017-02-16 – Did you ever want to teach someone a lesson? C’mon. Of course you have. That guy who cut you off in traffic on your way over here. So […]
Does #GoldenShowerGate “Dossier” Discredit Trump? Or Does It Discredit Trump’s Opponents? Or Both?
2016-01-12 – Everyone is all gaga over an “intelligence dossier” released by BuzzFeed that purports to detail compromising information that the Russian government has to blackmail Donald Trump. No one […]
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