Backlash, Change and Disruption
By Dr David Laing Dawson How stupid can they be to vote to leave the EU? How stupid can they be to vote for Donald Trump? These questions leap to mind but are mostly the product of bafflement, anger,...
View ArticleRehab and Drug Overdoses
By Dr David Laing Dawson News item: Newly released inmates face higher risk of overdose death. “The weeks immediately after release are a precarious time for former inmates. Job and housing prospects...
View ArticleA Subjective Unscientific Analysis of Anti-Psychiatry Advocates
By Marvin Ross Many of my Huffington Post Blogs attract some very nasty comments from the various anti-psychiatry adherents. The same applies to the blogs by my colleague Susan Inman and we get some on...
View ArticleDallas, Baton Rouge and Untreated Mental Illness
By Dr David Laing Dawson The two most recent mass killings in the US were murder suicides, in my opinion. The murder of police officers and the entirely predictable “suicide by cop” that quickly...
View ArticleDonald J Trump and the Speech Patterns of 14 Year Olds
By Dr David Laing Dawson When I was 16 I bought an LP of my favourite band with money earned at a Saturday job in a Sporting Goods store. I’m sure this purchase did not have a great impact on the music...
View ArticleThe Thin Veneer of Civilization – Another Plea for Gun Control
By Dr David Laing Dawson It occurred to me watching the Republican Convention, the commentators who invoke Jesus and the latest cop shooting in Florida, that one of our problems is a persistent...
View ArticleOn the Jail Sentence of Toronto Police Constable James Forcillo
By Dr David Laing Dawson As much as I know the shooting death of Sammy Yatim was entirely unnecessary, and as much as I know by simply looking at pictures of Constable James Forcillo that he is...
View ArticlePolice Entrapment, Terrorism and Wasted Resources
By Dr David Laing Dawson Years ago a not-so-bright young man stole a Cadillac convertible. He had always wanted to ride in one, like a country and western star in a small town parade. This was the only...
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