A 31-year-old man was publicly hanged in Kazeroon, Iran, on January 10. The charges against him included the kidnapping of two 15-year-old boys and violations of Iran’s strict Sharia-based anti-gay laws. The Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported that the … Continue reading
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How to Fight a Narcissist
I recently posted the following meme and was asked to expand: How to survive a narcissist: Reality is what it is. Not what the narcissist claims it is. Objectivity trumps toxic. My point: You’re less subject to narcissists or other … Continue reading
The Dark Side of Taxing the Wealthy
Senator Elizabeth Warren wants an “ultramillionaire tax” on the “super rich.” What could be wrong with that? The government gets billions of dollars and gives it away to people in their 20s struggling with student loan bills. The happy and … Continue reading
The APA’s Dishonest “Guidelines” on Masculinity: BS & Bad For You
I am a professional psychotherapist. My Ph.D. is in psychology and my Master’s is in clinical social work. I have been practicing in the field since 1988. I wrote a book on therapy entitled, “Bad Therapy Good Therapy: And How … Continue reading
Time to Hold Leftists in the Media ACCOUNTABLE — Just Once!
The family of 16-year-old Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann has hired a high-powered lawyer who specializes in going after media organizations for libel and slander … Accountability in a media unfamiliar with the concept. It’s a beautiful thing! What about … Continue reading
Earth to Democrats: “Deplorables” Never Going Away
Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw Urges Democrats To Pay Federal Workers: Stop Using Them As ‘Pawns’, says a headline. It’s interesting. Republicans are the party of limited — or at least less — government. It makes sense they can tolerate or … Continue reading
One Good Thing About Occasional-Cortex
There’s one good thing about the awful Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez: She’s making the socialism vs. capitalism debate about morality. Because without a debate over morality, the debate will never be over. She states unequivocally: “Socialism is moral. Capitalism is immoral”. What … Continue reading
Capitalism is NOT Immoral; Socialism IS
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in an interview on Monday that she believes a system that allows people to become billionaires is “immoral.” Wrong, fool. A system that doesn’t permit people to keep what they earn, that punishes success and achievement … Continue reading
Why Do So Many Young People Embrace Socialism?
It’s not youth and inexperience. It’s not even government-run schools and idiotic celebrities. Not primarily. Why do so many young people embrace socialism? For the same reason any middle-aged or older person embraces socialism: Anxiety and envy. By “anxiety” I … Continue reading
One Thing Even More Important than Honesty
When looking for honesty in a person, look for self-awareness first. Because without self-awareness, there will be no honesty. Honesty implies objectivity and truth. Self-awareness is a willingness to be objective and truthful with oneself — about oneself. Nobody is … Continue reading
Can Leftism Lead to Happiness?
An intriguing post at the Daily Wire asks the question, “Can leftism lead to a happy life?” Leftism refers to a political or social view. Political and social views are consequences of deeper, more subconscious and more personal views, attitudes, … Continue reading
Americans More Accepting of Socialism? A Psychological Take
“AMERICANS WARMING TO SOCIALISM OVER CAPITALISM, POLLS SHOW”, states a poll at FoxNews.com Well of course they are. Most Americans are not critical thinkers. They look to the pack or the herd. Either they haven’t been trained how to be … Continue reading