“Do you crave Facebook likes?” asks Martin Graff, Ph.D., in a recent article and study. People say it all the time: “The attention I get from social media is important to me,” or, “I consider someone to be popular based … Continue reading
“Congress votes to end government shutdown, sending bill to Trump’s desk…Team Schumer caves on filibuster as House, Senate approve end to shutdown; bill heads to Trump’s desk…Democrats blink.” [foxnews.com headline 1/22/18] Now there’s a headline we haven’t seen for a … Continue reading
Recently, I had the pleasure of being fired from writing a popular psychological advice column in a publication for which I had been writing since 2010. The magazine primarily serves the gay-lesbian community in a small town. The publishers of … Continue reading
Facebook has announced plans to rank the visibility of news sources based on whether they are “broadly trusted.” Says Zuckerberg, evidently believing his own B.S.: We decided that having the community determine which sources are broadly trusted would be most … Continue reading
“I have been a fan of yours for years and often print off what you say and give it to friends at the hospital where I worked. You have inspired me to write many letters to the editor in the … Continue reading
“I always enjoy reading your posts. I find them intellectually savvy and on point.”
According to the Mark Levin Show this evening, the government shutdown will not impair the funding required to police the Women’s March. What a relief! Something I don’t understand about the Women’s March…If gender is now officially fluid, then how … Continue reading
Ever since the 1980s and 1990s, we’ve been dealing with government shutdowns. Or the threat of a government shutdown. Democrats blame Republicans and Republicans blame Democrats. Presidents blame Congress, and Congress blames the President. The themes do not change. And … Continue reading
Recently, the Delaware State News reported that a coalition of Delaware legislators, health professionals and law enforcement officers gathered at the governor’s office to announce the introduction of legislation to expand the prohibition of gun possession for those deemed by … Continue reading
Many people are trained to believe that the reasonable thing to do is to compromise; to meet the other person halfway. That might sound nice, but in my experience it doesn’t always work. All action needs to be purposeful. And … Continue reading
A popular misconception about psychotherapy is that it’s all about the past. This probably stems from the clichéd image of the bearded Freudian psychoanalyst quietly dozing in his leather chair – not to mention the circus parade of insipid “self-help” … Continue reading
Some people wonder why I block people with whom I disagree, whether the subject is government, rights, psychology or just life. They ask, “Don’t you welcome dissenting opinion?” Of course I welcome dissenting opinion. But that opinion has to be … Continue reading