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Einstein and Freud on World Peace

by Dr. Jeffrey Rubin

Between 1931 and 1933, Albert Einstein engaged Sigmund Freud in a discussion that addressed the question, “Is there any way of delivering mankind from the menace of war?” Their exchange was subsequently published as a pamphlet that is available for free on line by clicking HERE. In today’s From Insults to Respect post, we’ll take a look at the main points that both men made back then,…

Dr. Jeffrey Rubin May 29, 2016 15 min read

Dealing With ISIS: A Developmental Psychologist’s Perspective

by Jeffrey Rubin, PhD

Welcome to From Insults to Respect. Toward the latter part of President Obama’s presidency, he laid out his approach for dealing with the ISIS situation. Although our new president has not said so, it looks like his approach is no different in any discernible manner that I can detect. There was, early in the Trump presidency, a chemical weapons attack by the Syrian military on its…

Dr. Jeffrey Rubin January 13, 2016 28 min read