These Days

A rare chance to eat and drink with the great public intellectual still begs the question: What would our public discourse be like if he were still with us? Always more at dimitrigats.com

During this World Cup Fox Soccer co-analysts and former players Zlatan Ibrahimović and Alexi Lalas have sparred in studio. Ibrahimović may have taken the early rounds but his actions say a lot about him—and nearly none of it is good.  Always more at dimitrigats.com

Tempting as it may be to continually and justifiably lambast Trump, he's largely reflection of us and our own collective ills. What are we missing?  Always more at dimitrigats.com

Trump's summit with Chinese premier Xi Jinping meant far less practically than it did symbolically. And in this regard, the  Chinese philosopher king met the beleaguered U.S.  bully. Round 1: China.  Always more at dimitrigats.com

Tech is sold to us as an enhanced extension of ourselves. But on the most basic level it fails us, diminishing our instincts and replacing them with palpable tension and angst.  Thread on Suzy Cream Cheese . Always more at dimitrigats.com

While Trump is indeed a major problem for our society, he is a symptom of a much larger problem ailing us at this time.  Always more at dimitrigats.com

The Baltimore Orioles made many high-impact acquisitions this offseason—from NY Mets slugger Pete Alonso to new manager Craig Albernaz—to complement and develop their highly touted young core. What can reasonably be expected from this year's team?  Always more at dimitrigats.com

Virtually everything, including our politics, is personal . And so to truly understand Donald Trump and his presidency we must factor in the man's psychopathology. Recent events put this on clear display.  Link: What is projection ? (<5 is a sub series of the These Days podcast, presented in episodes of less than 5 mins.) Always more at dimitrigats.com

In the 1920s cigarettes were dubbed "coffin nails." Forty-plus years later we got a government warning about their harms. Something disturbingly similar is taking place with our phones and AI.  Always more at dimitrigats.com

American Christianity and Liberalism at one point would have served as effective bulwarks against the depravity of Donald Trump. That they haven't points to a deepening American crisis.  Always more at dimitrigats.com

Attorney General Pam Bondi's performance before the House Judiciary Committee marked a new low in in the history of American politics. Her lack of self-respect, the way in which her moral judgement so willfully capitulated to kowtowing and cultishness, was pitiful in the truest sense of the word—a real-life manifestation of Trump Derangement Syndrome.   Always more at dimitrigats.com

It's tempting to blame all our national ills on Donald Trump. But the devastation of our values that he represents goes back decades. Bill and Hillary Clinton, with their greed, indecency, corruption and blatant denials—along with the ongoing denials of millions who voted for him—helped set the stage for this era of toxic politics.   Always more at dimitrigats.com

Six-time Super Bowl winning head coach Bill Belichick was denied entry last week into the National Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot, setting off outrage among the punditry. Here's why the decision makes sense.  Always more at dimitrigats.com

A recent  Times  piece reported that "at least one in four American adults is estranged from a close relative." I, along with many of my patients, are among them. This is some of what I've learned.  Always more at dimitrigats.com

Long after Trumpism fades, the U.S. will feel the effects of a media that, as with wokeism a few years before, has capitulated when it mattered most.  Always more at dimitrigats.com

(Short.) What happens when two drivers in Hollywood get pissed and refuse to budge? Always more at dimitrigats.com

As one fascinated by our interactions with dogs, I've sought the knowledge of experts over how best to rear them. One of the best pieces of advice ever given was, while daunting at first, strikingly simple: "Never let them win." Always more at dimitrigats.com

There's an adage that "everything is political." This is not true: Even the political is in fact personal, reflecting and saying much about one's own psychology. Once a person comes to understand, and to accept, their own thoughts and feelings (even the so-called crazy ones) everything changes. An acceptance of self after all facilitates an acceptance of others. So preventing p...

My daughter once asked me, as a clinician who works daily with psychopathology, "Dad, do any people ever scare you?" Very few in fact do, I replied—save for those who believe in violence as a means to silence another's point of view. The horrific events two days ago demonstrate how that tendency, espoused through the norm of cancel culture, has now morphed into something with calami...

Much like the Columbine shooting in 1999, the assassination of Charlie Kirk is a cataclysmic moment of these times, and one which portends more violence. The killing also reflects how sick, on both sides, our society has become. As our politicians and media continue to mislead us, offering the same division that has led us here, we have hard questions to ask about what moving forward we wish to va...

It's hard in our tech-dependent, and increasingly divided, world to ask skeptical questions about what we're doing and whether the tech in question is an actual improvement in our lives. Plus, looking back at the iPad, which was sold to schools and parents as a way of preparing them for a tech-oriented future.   Always more at dimitrigats.com

After two straight losses coming out of the All-Star break and news of another injury to a starting pitcher, the Orioles have moved into the category of unequivocal sellers. What pieces will GM Mike Elias look to shop, and what will he be looking for in return?  Always more at dimitrigats.com

As AI companies use us, the users, for beta testing of their dangerous and dubious tech we'd do well to ask: What the hell are we doing?  Always more at dimitrigats.com

Facing declining numbers, the Christian religion in the U.S. has found an odd bedfellow in Donald Trump, who operates for many Christians in this phone-infected age like a virtual messiah. While this pairing makes political sense, it comes at great cost, diminishing the church's already compromised moral standing. Always more at dimitrigats.com

A recent morning in the field left my beloved dog and me traumatized. A report on the incident itself and some hope for recovery.  A link to an article, with a photo of Roger (at top):  https://dimitrigatstherapy.com/what-dogs-teach-us-about-ourselves/ Always more at dimitrigats.com