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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Making of a Poem: Geoffrey G. O’Brien on “Ray of Light”

By Tamar SchwartzOctober 17, 2026October 17, 2026 Poetry Monday

Click Here to Read: Making of a Poem: Geoffrey G. O’Brien on “Ray of Light” By Geoffrey G. O’Brien in the Paris Review on October 16, 2026.

Joshua Clover in 2014. Image: Joe Mabel. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Kashmir’s Beauty and Violence Captured in an Exquisite MoMA Debut

By Tamar SchwartzOctober 17, 2026October 17, 2026 Arts

Click Here to Read: Kashmir’s Beauty and Violence Captured in an Exquisite MoMA Debut: With layered landscapes, patterns and poetry, Nilima Sheikh portrays the fractures and flash points of modern India By Arthur Lubow in The New York Times on October 16, 2026.
Nilima with her work. Image: TheArtsTrust Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Profiles in Cowardice: Jacob Weisberg on eight prominent knee-benders and why they failed the character test of their generation

By Tamar SchwartzOctober 17, 2026October 17, 2026 Books, Politics

Click Here to Read: Profiles in Cowardice: Jacob Weisberg on eight prominent knee-benders and why they failed the character test of their generation by Jonathan Alter on his Old Goats Substack on October 16, 2026.

My Family’s Dark, Hidden History With Institutionalization

By Tamar SchwartzOctober 17, 2026October 17, 2026 History

Click Here to Read: My Family’s Dark, Hidden History With Institutionalization: My great-great-grandfather was the namesake of an infamous institution for the disabled. From long-neglected records of the property, the lives of forgotten people were uncovered on the Nation Magazine substack on October 17, 2026.

Walter E. Fernald State School, now the Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. Image: Daderot. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

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300 Brain Autopsies Revealed One Hidden Protector of Brain Health—Almost Everyone Underestimates It

By Tamar SchwartzOctober 17, 2026October 17, 2026 Psychoanalysis, Science

Click Here to Read: 300 Brain Autopsies Revealed One Hidden Protector of Brain Health—Almost Everyone Underestimates It: The most important thing you can do for your brain may not be a supplement, a “brain game,” or even a perfect diet. It may be something much quieter—and something you can start doing today by Daily Health Log on the the Human Health website on September 16, 2026.

Image: Sanger Brown M.D. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Arthur Rimbaud (October 20, 1854 – November 10, 1891)Youth’s rebellion, poetry’s enduring revolution

By Tamar SchwartzOctober 16, 2026October 16, 2026 Poetry Monday

Click Here to Read: Arthur Rimbaud (October 20, 1854 – November 10, 1891): Youth’s rebellion, poetry’s enduring revolution by Robert Gooldman on his Spoken Word Poetry Substack on October 14, 2026.

Image: Henri Fantin-Latour (1836–1904) Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Where Is the Outrage Over Trump’s Racist Targeting of Ilhan Omar?

By Tamar SchwartzOctober 16, 2026October 16, 2026 Politics

Click Here to Read: Where Is the Outrage Over Trump’s Racist Targeting of Ilhan Omar? The establishment press and some Democrats are strangely mute over the president’s flagrant abuse of the legal system by Jeet Heer on the Nation Magazine website on October 16, 2026.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN05) Image: Kristie Boyd; U.S. House Office of Photoraphy Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.