In just a couple of days Americans will be rushing to the polls under a very misguided belief they are punishing the party in power or standing up for their own values. They will either vote for Democrats because they are sick of what Republicans are doing, or they will vote Republican because they are … Read more
“We targeted an audience sophisticated enough to understand the message, but not sophisticated enough to know how, or why, to refute it.” This is a quote I use often that comes from an article entitled Guns, Culture or Mental Health? Framing Mass Shootings as a Public Health Crisis. What does it mean? The authors are … Read more
Americans must start asking themselves some serious questions. As it stands now, we are once again poised to do nothing more than hand the reins of power from one corrupt party to the other. We will keep fighting amongst ourselves while the victors continue to push and support the same policies people believe they are … Read more
One of the primary definitions of propaganda revolves around the idea of manipulating the public into accepting things they would otherwise reject. We see this playing out in many ways people are likely unaware of. For instance, the narrative surrounding the Trump administration, and the grand plan to use the military to arrest the deep … Read more
President Trump stood in front of the 81st session of The United States General Assembly and declared that America is stronger than ever, and that under his leadership, we will be rejecting communism and global governance while defending American sovereignty. Conservative news, despite watching the President infringe on the first amendment by banning the media … Read more
While researching the material for The Psychology of Persuasive Propaganda, I came across a book by Jacques Ellul called Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes. Like much of the material I was pulling up at the time, I saved it in my favorites folder with the intent of “getting to it later.” Apparently, later means … Read more
The study of propaganda is an interesting thing. While it seems easily defined as an attempt to manipulate the attitudes and opinions of the masses through lies and over exaggerations, it is more than that. Attitude change is just a limited function of propaganda. Sometimes, propaganda can be the truth, serving as a means to … Read more
Lindsay Clancy has been set free due to a mistrial. To many people, this should have been a simple open and shut case. She murdered her children and should be found guilty. To others, the broader question of whether people can be held to account, while suffering from a so-called mental illness, dominated the discourse. … Read more
In my last article I discussed Lindsay Clancy, mental health, and the law. The primary question was one that has gripped the nation, as mental health diagnoses seem to be a convenient excuse for crime. Does a plead of insanity render one incapable of assuming responsibility for murder, or any other violent act? This is … Read more
The Lindsay Clancy trial is drawing attention to some important issues in our country. Primarily involving psychiatry, mental illness, and the law. Clancy pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity after admitting to the murder of her three children. She suffered from what psychiatrists call postpartum psychosis. This is a condition that goes beyond the … Read more