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Democracy as an Internal State of Affairs

Consider democracy, bear with me here, as an internal process as well as an external one — with the varying aspects of ourselves seeking…

Sep 29, 2023

Democracy as an Internal State of Affairs

Sep 29, 2023

In a Panic about Coming Home to America

Who in their right mind would sell a home in Italy, in Tuscany no less, and come home to America right before what promises to be a fateful…

Sep 11, 2024

Sep 11, 2024

Caring Deeply about the Holocaust but knowing in My Heart that Israel is Wrong

The Washington Post of July 19, 2024 posted an article by Loveday Morris, whose first line was, “Israel should withdraw from illegal…

Jul 20, 2024

Jul 20, 2024

TO PRESIDENT BIDEN:

DEAR JOE, YOU ARE BEING TOO SELFISH

Jun 29, 2024

Jun 29, 2024

It’s Time for the War in Gaza to End.

I am writing this from Italy, which is alleged to be the country in Europe least in favor of unquestioningly supporting the war in Ukraine…

Jun 1, 2024

Jun 1, 2024

Passover as an Inner Exodus

For over forty years, not in the desert per se, our family and some friends have done a kind of Seder, an alternative one in many ways.

Apr 22, 2024

Apr 22, 2024

Could Trump be Bullying his Followers?

I have a friend who was pondering my suggestion that when there is “the bully and the brain freeze,” there can be the threat of harming…

Mar 31, 2024

Mar 31, 2024

The Bully and the Brain Freeze: Trump’s Basic Insult

Have you ever met a very smart person, perhaps even a brilliant one, who believes his/her/their lover or partner even when accusations…

Mar 20, 2024

Mar 20, 2024

When Can you let People get away with Bullshit?

Well, let’s say that technically, according to the judgment of courts and the rule of law, Donald Trump did not win the 2020 Election…

Jan 24, 2024

Jan 24, 2024

Trump and the “C” word. No, not that one.

As part of the preface of this short piece, I’d like to suggest that grandiosity ALWAYS covers insecurity, no matter how cool and smart it…

Jan 17, 2024

Jan 17, 2024

Carol Smaldino

Carol Smaldino

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A psychotherapist, a New Yorker living between Colorado and Italy (in good times) I am passionate about the role of emotions and awareness for evolving,sanity

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