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KLAR: Insanity As a Defense?

The heartbreaking case of Lindsay Clancy, a mother who strangled her three children to death and has been charged with murder, has dominated world headlines. As a former criminal defense attorney, I must protest that this is insane. By definition, a person who commits a mass murder, or even a regular old premeditated murder, road … Read more

12-30-25 Morning Update

Morning Update: Mental Illness

Today, on the morning update, mental illness is the go-to excuse for crimes committed by violent repeat offenders, and that needs to end. Links: Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. Comment … Read more

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JANZ: When Will We Care for the Dangerously Mentally Ill?

In the 1960s, the ACLU and other human rights organizations examined the state of mental health care in the US and came to the conclusion that it was ineffective and possibly unconstitutional. Two seminal events cause the eventual reduction and almost total elimination of mental health facilities in the US. The first was the Community … Read more

BRADLEY: Mental Illness

Every time it happens, we say never again … JFK, RFK, MLK! Let’s face the fact: Mental Illness often requires institutionalization! Until our society acknowledges that the shuttering of mental institutions in the late 1980s, as I recall, has enabled and escalated violence in our society, the violence will continue! Charles, what makes you think … Read more

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Bill Classifies ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ as a Mental Illness

This is funny because it’s true. It isn’t easy to disagree with the classification because we all know or have seen someone who has it. TDS has turned millions of seemingly average liberals into pro-war, pro-deep state, pro-Cheney family wingnuts who oppose anyone seen as insufficiently anti-Trump. Episodes erupt like psychotic breaks. Peace becomes capitulation, … Read more

Dear Democrats:  We Need To Talk About Your Mental Health Crisis

Two recent polls reveal something seriously amiss with our Democrat (re: liberal) neighbors.  Studies by Pew Research and the Institute for Family Studies-Gallup report a rise in poor mental health associated with politically liberal households. Pew Research indicates more than one in two (55%) “white women” who identify as liberal in their political ideology suffer … Read more

The Left and Teenage Mental Illness: Bug or Feature? (Part 1)

It can be difficult to look at the political left and ascertain just what is going on in their minds. Much of what they say they are about involves looking out for the oppressed, leveling the economic playing field, teaching people to be more tolerant of those outside of the norm, and helping children learn and feel more safe, among other things.

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Mental Health’s DSM: Science or Scientology?

The term “mental illness” has gained near-ubiquitous status in our daily lives.  Once a rarity among friends and relatives today it seems those without a mental illness are in the minority.  Among the flagship mental illnesses are depression, ADD/ADHD, and gender dysphoria.

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Why not our schools?

I’m tired of millions of law-abiding citizens with no relationship to school shooters or responsibility for protecting schools being blamed rather than the shooters themselves and those people with the authority, ability, and responsibility to stop these criminals.

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Does Mental Illness Cause Drug Addiction

When it comes to understanding the direct roots of drug addiction, whether it is opioid, heroin, marijuana, or prescription medication dependency, the pool of answers can be quite diversified. In the past few decades, the medical field has employed various approaches and disciplines to understand the root cause of why many end up becoming addicted … Read more

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The US is Plagued with Pharmacological Intervention

by Michael Layon |   I work in drug development and am a pharmacologist. That SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) might benefit a very small number of humans is lost among many people in both parties because the perception is that they are drugs to make mentally ill people better. For a very few people that … Read more

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