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Tag: Goldwater Rule

Trump stalking Hillary

Saying that Trump is unhinged is the polite way to put it

August 25, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Campaigns, Health, Mental Health, Politics, Trump Leave a comment

As if on cue, following Donald Trump’s speech about Afghanistan last Monday (8/21/17), he removed the subtlety of his mental and emotional challenges the

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Goldwater Rule

If Psychiatry was an exact science, the Goldwater Rule might make sense

August 15, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Health, Mental Health, Republican Brain 2 comments

In 1964, 1,189 psychiatrists said, “Goldwater is psychologically unfit to be president.” The reaction to that is what created the Goldwater Rule which stated,

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