International Journal of Controversial Discussions Issue Volume #4 Issue #2

By Tamar SchwartzApril 6, 2016October 17, 2026 Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: The International Journal of Controversial Discussions Volume #4 Issue #2. The theme of the issue is Psychedelics and Psychoanalytic Treatment and it is edited by Neal Spira. It includes articles and commentaries by Neal Spira, C.J. Healy, Lawrence G. Fischman, Chistopher W. T. Miller, Tracy Sidesinger, Thomas Brod, and Robert Galatzer-Levy. This journal is supported by a generous grant from the American Psychoanalytic Foundation.

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The feeling that unites a divided America: My essay on the defining political emotion of the age

By Tamar SchwartzNovember 2, 2026November 2, 2026 Politics

Click Here to Read: ESSAY: The feeling that unites a divided America: My essay on the defining political emotion of the age, now in Ink by Anand Giridharadas on The Ink newsletter on October 29, 2026.

R46 train led by car #6248 at Bedford-Nostrand Avenue. Image: Adam E. Moreira. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Psychoanalysis at the Margins: Awais Aftab of “Psychiatry at the Margins” on Freud, science, and the hope for psychoanalysis

By Tamar SchwartzNovember 2, 2026November 2, 2026 Psychoanalysis, Science

Click Here to Read: Psychoanalysis at the Margins: Awais Aftab of “Psychiatry at the Margins” on Freud, science, and the hope for psychoanalysis by Awais Aftab and The American Psychoanalyst on the Substack on The American Psychoanalyst October 29, 2026.

Surviving “The Graduate”: It was the film that made me famous. On set, all I could think about was how I was failing

By Tamar SchwartzNovember 2, 2026November 2, 2026 Film

Click Here to Read: Surviving “The Graduate”: It was the film that made me famous. On set, all I could think about was how I was failing By Dustin Hoffman in The New Yorker on October 31, 2026.

“The Forces” Is the Most Important Psychology Book of 2027

By Tamar SchwartzNovember 2, 2026November 2, 2026 Books, Literature, Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: “The Forces” Is the Most Important Psychology Book of 2027 This book lets an entire generation know that they are not alone by Ira Israel LMFT on his Authenticity 101 blog on the Psychology Today blogs on October 16, 2026.

What happened when the president of Israel asked 150 Jews to solve their people’s problems

By Tamar SchwartzNovember 2, 2026November 2, 2026 Politics

Click Here to Read: What happened when the president of Israel asked 150 Jews to solve their people’s problems: Voice of the People tasked 150 people from around the world with finding solutions for five major challenges: antisemitism, polarization, Jewish identity and heritage, Israel-Diaspora relations, and relations between Jews and non-Jews by Deborah Danan on the Jewish Telegraphic website on November 1st, 2026.

Isaac Herzog. Image: U.S. Department of State Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

What’s the Bigger Story?: The media in an age of autocracy

By Tamar SchwartzNovember 2, 2026November 2, 2026 Politics

Click Here to Read: What’s the Bigger Story?: The media in an age of autocracy by Elliot Kirschner on his Through the Fog substack on October 28, 2026.

New York Times Building – Bottom Portion Image: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (October 21, 1772 – July 25, 1834)The Restless Mind in a Living World

By Tamar SchwartzNovember 2, 2026November 2, 2026 Poetry Monday

Click Here to Read: Samuel Taylor Coleridge (October 21, 1772 – July 25, 1834) The Restless Mind in a Living World by Robert Goodman on his Spoken Word substack on October 28, 2026.

Portrait of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) Image: Peter Vandyke (1729–1799) Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.