The Hand of Tolstoy in Canada
In 1899 the first of 7500 Russian immigrants arrived in Canada with the help of Leo Tolstoy. They were known…
The Doukhobors in Canada From 1953 – The New Denver History and Background
An excerpt from the Appendices of my new novel, now in preparation, ‘The Owl, the Hat and the Cyclist.” September…
Ill-Informed Consent in Psychiatry
For years I have moaned about ill-informed consent in psychiatry which, if attempted at all, typically relies on RTC (randomized…
Judge Rosemarie Aquilina Demonstrates how Justice in the USA has Lost it’s Way
If it is true that we typically get what we deserve, Larry Nassar is deserving of punishment. Those who…
Learning Charity from the Poor and Getting over Wealth Shame
I met a young social worker a few years ago who taught me something about the meaning of Charity and…
Therapy for Sexual Misconduct? It’s Mostly Unproven (NYT article, Nov 27th)
Interesting article today in the NYT challenging the idea that there is treatment for our modern blight of powerful men…
Persistent Harmful Practice in Forensic Psychiatry
Structural Violence in Forensic Psychiatry: The Harm We Do When Doing Good Verbatim version Dr B A Thomas-Peter Introduction Who…
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Motives in Extreme Acts of Violence
Just as with the young man arrested in Manchester a few months ago, the perpetrator of the terrible events of…
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Is Trump’s response to the latest shooting evidence of a burning bush?
I was pleased to see POTUS45 get to the microphone and speak some soothing words in a timely manner, but…
Culture of Deceit is Not Confined to the White House or USA
The culture described in today’s NYTimes is merely a clumsy, cartoon caricature of what public life has becomein Western cultures….
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