What to Say to a Rape Victim
What do you say to the rape victim, what can you tell her that might help her begin the process of healing? After 30 years in the emergency room, this is my best attempt.
America in One Word: Feedback
As a multifaceted country, it is hard to define America in one word; but ‘feedback’ seems a good candidate, and explains our ‘Big 3 Freedoms’ as well.
Prologue, Part I: Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths
Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths: the ‘great men’ of history were really vicious criminals whose rule was, indeed, ‘the banality of evil’.
Could Franken Crush Trump… as a Republican?
There is one man, and one initiative, which just might save the world from Donald Trump: we need to run Al Franken for President.
Kings, Conquerors: The Moderate Voice Interview
“The term ‘must-read’ has been soooooo overused. But Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths is a must-read… must-own… and, most of all, a must-ponder.”
—Joe Gandelman
Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths Wins Two International Awards for Nonfiction
Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths wins two international book awards for nonfiction from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, as a winner in ‘Current Events/Social Change’, and a finalist in ‘Historical Nonfiction’.
Trump’s Weakness
As the press and the broadcast media focus on Trump’s repulsive behaviors, they are missing Trump’s weakness completely.
Kicking the Can Down the Road, Cementing Cans
When citizens want one thing and lobbyists want another, often we end up kicking the can down the road; we should be cementing cans after they’re kicked.
The Problem with Historical Context
Historical context is an important starting point for understanding the past. But if we are to understand the present, it cannot also be the endpoint.
‘Talk Louisiana’ on WRKF, ‘From Bayou to Beltway’ on KRVS
Hear Joseph N. Abraham on ‘Talk Louisiana’ and ‘Bayou to Beltway,’ on NPR’s WRKF & KRVS, talking politics and his book, Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths.
Trump’s Wall: The Great Wall of Defeat
The Right wants to build Trump’s Wall at the southern U.S. border, insisting it will be a triumph; history suggests that it will be a Great Wall of Defeat.
Jim Engster Interviews Joe Abraham on WRKF
Hear Jim Engster’s interview with Joseph N. Abraham, MD, about his book, Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths.