Behind closed doors at Mar-a-Lago, the former president has told friends and associates that he welcomes the idea of being paraded by authorities before a throng of reporters and news cameras.

November 07, 2024 Magical thinking is common and often harmless – but it can be problematic, too Crossing fingers and similar superstitious behaviors are mostly benign.

Trump at Mar-a-Lago: Magical Thinking and a Perp-Walk Fixation Those who have spent time with Donald Trump in recent days say he has often appeared significantly disconnected from the severity of ...

The fires were, at their worst, unfightable.But destruction at this scale was not inevitable. The question now is what measures anyone will take to limit the damage next time.

There are several different types of personality disorders, broadly categorized into cluster A, B, and C disorders. Examples include paranoid, antisocial, and dependent personality disorders. An ...

This magical thinking isn’t just a phenomenon of real-estate reporting. It is deeply rooted even in the highest echelons of policy making. Just look at the Democratic Party’s 2020 platform.

Magical thinking about guns is a kind of fetishism, which sees guns as totems instilled with meaning beyond their basic material parts. It’s a variant of what Karl Marx called “commodity ...

I read Joan Didion’s memoir, “The Year of Magical Thinking ”, earlier this summer. I’ve always been moved by Didion’s writing, so when people told me it was about the year in her life after her ...

The End of L.A.’s Magical Thinking. The fires around Los Angeles are getting under control. But, inevitably, another fire will start. By Zoë Schlanger.

STPD is considered a cluster A personality disorder, which features unusual thinking or behaviors. It’s a chronic condition that can affect someone’s work and home lives, but the symptoms can ...

Sloan are releasing a new album, Steady, in just about a month’s time. The Canadian band has shared “Spend The Day” and “Scratch The Surface” from it so far, and today they’re back ...