why the united states is not a true democracy

Constitution requires the states to have republican form of government, and that clause has never been understood to mandate suffrage. The framers left voting and citizenship almost entirely up to the individual states, notably Article One, Section Four. ..

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politicians admit mental health struggles

Psychiatrists interviewed for this article agreed that most people with mental health conditions who get treatment can do well, but noted that many people don't seek help because they're worried about how they'll be perceived. ..

tom paine, christianity, and modern psychiatry

In my 2014 article, I also reviewed how psychiatrists justified their promulgating this mythology by rationalizing that it would make it easier for patients to accept their emotional difficulties as illnesses and to take psychiatric medication. ... Pies, undaunted by the facts, responded in his 2019..

broadwaystars

(Matt Wolf’s article appeared in The New York Times, 5/30; via Pam Green.) ... (Rob McClure’s article appeared in The New York Time, 5/6; via Pam Green.) ..

war of words over venezuela’s future

This article was published in pagina12.com.ar on June 10. Translation by Michael Otto. . ... Elliott Abrams, U.S. special envoy for Venezuela, stated in an article in the June 5 Miami Herald that the resolution of the conflict should pass, in part, through the departure of Nicolás Maduro..

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