“Ask Dr Neuman” Advice Column
Not everyone who is gay is possessed. Gordon Klingenschmitt, a Colorado state representative, became the latest in a long line of politicians who claim that homosexuals are possessed by the devil. He was provoked by a commercial for jewelry that depicted two...
Possible nicknames for Donald Trump Tit for tat. Donald Trump feels it gives him an advantage to bestow nicknames on his political opponents. So, we have taken note of “Low-energy Jeb” “Small Mario,” Lyin’ Ted” Cruz etc. These opponents have fallen by the wayside, so...
Banning LGBT individuals, the “Shy Bladder Syndrome,” and other stuff. Bathrooms are a matter of some significance in psychiatry. Some men, and a smaller number of women, feel uncomfortable in public bathrooms. They urinate with difficulty in the presence of others...
Democrats in Support of a Republican Proposal A petition There is a lot of bad feeling in the country between the two major political parties. The enmity between them is regrettable and in the long run not in the interest of the country. For that reason, any chance...
And in the genital election. A hidden agenda? Imagine you are in the fifth grade—no, make that the third grade. I’m sure this is hard for most of you to do, since you probably have been doing lots of different things since the third grade, and your mind, I’m sure, is...
Does Justice Scalia have to give up his career because he is dead? Mr. Kory Langhofer, a “prominent election law attorney” in Arizona recently suggested that we should count Justice Antonin Scalia’s votes on current cases before the Supreme Court despite the fact that...
An Explanation of Trump’s Appeal A similar case Trump recently commented that his followers would continue to support him even if he openly shot someone in the street. He spoke with some pride but also, I thought, with just a little wonder. There is no telling just...
Making America Great Again By getting rid of death and taxes It is often said that something is as sure as “death and taxes,” meaning that nothing is more sure than death and taxes, including, for example, the sun coming up tomorrow. This is hyperbole. Taxes...
“Disgusting” Use of the Ladies’ Room Maybe Donald Trump knows a secret. I take note that Donald Trump recently took exception to Hillary Clinton using the ladies room during the Democratic debate. He spoke rhetorically to the crowd in front of him claiming not to know...
Harry Potter and Evil Incarnate Donald Trump vs. Lord Voldemort Like everyone else, I have always been a fan of the Harry Potter books. I read every one of them when they came out, and although I don’t remember all of Harry Potter’s adventures with his classmates and...
These are sneaky guys. In the wake of the Paris bombings Donald Trump and Ben Carson have come out strongly in favor of monitoring immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries, and, to be on the safe side, Muslims in general. I think they underestimate how difficult...
The aliens and the granary Ben Carson recently repeated his theory that the pyramids were built by Joseph and his Egyptian friends to serve as a granary so they could prepare for the seven “lean years” of famine that Joseph expected based on his careful reading of one...