Michael BaderPoor, Poor Pitiful Me: How a Victim Mentality Hurts Our Politics, Relationships and PsychesWhat concentration camp manager, national executioner or torturer is not a descendant of oppressed people. — — -Fredy Perlman, from…Jul 15, 2023Jul 15, 2023
Michael BaderHurry Up and Wait: Helplessness In Everyday LifeI hate feeling helpless. Most people do. Helplessness is a painful affective state that arises when a need or aspiration is frustrated in a…Jul 15, 2023Jul 15, 2023
Michael BaderThe Predictable Hypocrisy of Republicans After Every Mass ShootingFollowing the mass shooting in Allen, Texas, which saw 9 people die, Texas Governor Greg Abbott predictably touted mental health treatment…Jul 15, 2023Jul 15, 2023
Michael BaderWhy Trump’s Psyche Compelled Him to Retain Classified DocumentsIt shouldn’t surprise anyone that Donald Trump refused to turn over classified papers and, instead, played a shell game with everyone…Jul 15, 2023Jul 15, 2023
Michael BaderWhat Does It Really Mean to Call the Atlanta Killer a “Sex Addict?” — Not Very Much.Robert Aaron Long, the Atlanta killer, called himself a sex addict, and had sought treatment for sex addiction. However, the label, “sex…Apr 10, 2021Apr 10, 2021
Michael BaderWhy Did So Many of Us Cry During the Democratic Convention?People cry at moments full of tragedy — like the Republican National Convention. But they also cry at moments of redemption, moments of…Aug 30, 2020Aug 30, 2020
Michael BaderDonald Trump is the Rodney Dangerfield of PoliticsEveryone knows that Donald Trump is constantly aggrieved at the unfair treatment he receives from pretty much everyone. His recent Tulsa…Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
Michael BaderQUARANTINE IS FOREVERHow Uncertainty About the Future Is At the Heart of What Makes Life So Difficult TodayMay 20, 2020May 20, 2020
Michael BaderTrump’s Huge, Great, Incredible, Beautiful, Perfect, Daily Creepy Coronavirus UpdatesCould we just all agree on one thing? Donald Trump has a pathological compulsion to congratulate himself for being perfect. He can’t help…Mar 27, 2020Mar 27, 2020
Michael BaderTrump’s Germaphobia vs. Covid-19Donald Trump has been quite open about the fact that he is a germaphobe. It’s worth considering what that means and how it might influence…Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020