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He has a tremendous lack of knowledge about history, religions, civics, geography, and general science information. For a partial list of examples showing the former President’s lack of knowledge on matters that are relatively basic, see the “Appendix” at the very bottom of this post. At the same time, Trump likes to brag about his intelligence testing. Ironically, that is yet another area where he lacks knowledge or understanding, because … CONTINUE READING THE WHOLE POST →

Tim Walz, the VP running mate chosen by Kamala Harris is not just a teacher, but one recognized for his excellence, and not just any teacher but a social studies teacher! From the pictures above, you can guess why I’m excited. This is a man who majored in East Asian history and regularly took students on summer field trips to China. His Master’s thesis dealt with Holocaust education. He knows … CONTINUE READING THE WHOLE POST →

My Introduction to This Topic In the summer of 2021 (on Zoom, in mid-pandemic), I happened to participate in a group discussion of the book Stop Walking on Eggshells which discusses personality disorders. One chapter describes the characteristics of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). As I read it, my reaction was: this chapter describes Donald Trump! Now I understand him! That book chapter is actually an elaboration on the criteria for … CONTINUE READING THE WHOLE POST →

During the 2016 Republican Primaries and Before, Trump’s Compulsive Lying Was Visible to Many. He Won Anyway. When Trump viciously lied about Senator Ted Cruz’s father during the Republican 2016 Primary Campaigns, Cruz complained in a May 3 press conference. He continued his remarks with an extremely honest an insightful commentary on Trump, the man that has come to dominate the news media during the last nine years. He called … CONTINUE READING THE WHOLE POST →