Knowledge Is Necessity

Last week I posted why you can’t reason with Republicans . This has to do with the “smart idiot effect,” laid out in Chris Mooney’s illu...

Two years ago, I posted a piece here, Is Republicanism the New Stupid? The short answer, I concluded, is yes. The long answer is mo...

In honor of World Suicide Prevention Day ... Eight years ago, I was facilitating a DBSA support group in Princeton, NJ. In walked Kevin,...

This is the fifth in our series of pieces dealing with Fuller Torrey’s response to Robert Whitaker’s 2010 “Anatomy of an Epidemic.” I’m s...

This is the fourth in our series of pieces dealing with Fuller Torrey’s response to Robert Whitaker’s 2010 “Anatomy of an Epidemic.” In his...

This is the third in our series of pieces dealing with Fuller Torrey’s response to Robert Whitaker’s 2010 “Anatomy of an Epidemic.” In his r...

This is the second in a series of pieces dealing with Fuller Torrey’s response to Robert Whitaker’s 2010 “Anatomy of an Epidemic.” In his re...

I have devoted considerable space on this blog to Robert Whitaker’s 2010 “Anatomy of a of an Epidemic,” which posits that mental illness...

From Therese Borchard, author of Beyond Blue : I kept saying to myself, "Did he just write that?" "Did he really just writ...

A quick note: On Thursday, I will be addressing the International Bipolar Foundation on Relationships. Details: Living with Someone who ha...

I'm still nose down-ass up in the post-production phase of my new Kindle book, RACCOONS RESPECT MY PISS BUT WATCH OUT FOR SKUNKS. Scout...

When you're both depressed and crazy, life has a way of becoming hilarious. I always sort of knew this, but it wasn't till my friend...

Here is why I haven't been posting recently: I just completed the Kindle Book I promised, and it's now up on Amazon: Raccoons Resp...

If you guessed this photo has something to do with your VW on acid circa 1967 you're pretty close. Classic Beetles have been manufacture...

I'm head down, ass up, putting together an ebook I plan to self-publish as a Kindle edition. I'm aiming to get the book out in two w...

I've been tied up with a lot of volunteer work and work on new projects. Looking forward to returning to live posting fairly soon. In th...

From Sept, 2010, still relevant ... "Republicanism isn't a party. It's a diagnosis." A friend of mine happened to relate...