Should Senator Al Franken Resign?

Should Al Franken Resign?   The Bloomberg Administration ‘s Office to Combat Domestic Violence, used to run a public service announcement (PSA) in the NYC subways directed at helping abused individuals. The PSA advertised support they provided for victims of abuse, http://www.nyc.gov/html/ocdv/downloads/pdf/Campaigns_That’s_Abuse_Poster_English_Spanish.pdf. Notably, the Office to Combat Domestic Violence knew that they had to help…

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One Person, One Vote

One Person: One Vote The United States Constitution created voting districts to protect the fundamental constitutional principle of “one person, one vote.” “One person, one vote” is the governing principle of our democracy that makes every individual equal in the United States. “One person, one vote” is the bedrock of who we are as Americans.…

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Our way out of this: Defining Evil and Prioritizing Good-Steve Reisner, PhD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty1HhODKVaI&feature=youtu.be   Dr. Reisner is an acclaimed ethicist and clinician. His talk and the comments of other esteemed psychologists and psychiatrists have lead to a discussion of whether Trump should be labelled evil or sick  – (in other words, the old “bad or mad” argument that came up when I was studying Harry Stack Sullivan…

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Judging the First 100 Days

We are now looking at the first 100 days of The Trump administration, and we can gauge its success by reviewing how The Administration has met their responsibilities to our nation in the following areas: foreign relations, defense, economy, environment, healthcare, ability to lead the western world and ability to unify the United States. These…

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Seeing is Not Believing

www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-walter-scott-mistrial-and-the-crisis-of-facts   This phenomenon described in the Walter Scott case above is an example of a psychological defense, sometimes referred to as the alloplastic defense, sometimes referred to as anosognosia  or a type of dissociation  or cognitive bias – all aspects of not being able to recognize or believe reality or perhaps better said, shaping…

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Mr. Oz

Mike Colius, WSJ, January 16th, 2017 In an interview Monday, GM general counsel Craig Glidden declined to confirm specifics of the announcement but said any investment the company might disclose has been long planned and isn’t a response to pressure from Mr. Trump. This is all in the course of business for GM and for…

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