Whether we want to or not, for the sake of America, we must try to understand the Donald Trump phenomenon, as it has completely swept the nation and also fiercely divided it. What is most baffling about it all is Trump’s apparent political...

With the firing of Jeff Sessions, we can be sure that Donald Trump is gearing up to attempt to shut down the Mueller probe by any means necessary. By doing this, it appears Trump has rendered the Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein powerless,...

It’s no secret that Donald Trump’s political tactic of choice is fear mongering. Muslims are terrorists, and those who aren’t hate America. Hispanic immigrants are murderers and rapists. The migrant caravan headed toward the southern border is...

As details come in about bombing-attempt suspect Cesar Soyac, a South Florida man with a lively social media presence that reveals he’s an avid supporter of President Donald Trump, we are learning more about the motivations of the man. From...

President Donald Trump lies so often that it is no longer shocking when it happens, no matter how blatant or absurd the falsehood may be. Not only does Trump regularly exaggerate the truth, he frequently denies facts that can be observed...

It is not accurate to call religious fundamentalism a disease, because that term refers to a pathology that physically attacks the biology of a system. But fundamentalist ideologies can be thought of as mental parasites.

While it has been severe since Trump began campaigning for president, recently mainstream news has picked up on the scope of the problem of rampant belief in bogus conspiracy theories that involve politicians with nefarious plots. Ironically,...

what happens when a narcissist is being threatened with the loss of power and control? The answer is something psychologists call “narcissistic injury.”

What are the neural and psychological characteristics of a racist mind?

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, or something else—if you are a reasonable person then you must be wondering what the hell hardcore Trump supporters are thinking right now. From wearing shirts that say, “I’d...

With the rise of absurd and dangerous conspiracy theories like those put forward by QAnon and voraciously consumed by Trump supporters, it is obvious that America has gone from a fake news problem to a fake news crisis. To make things worse,...

There have been many studies and popular articles about the effect that fear-mongering has on people’s political attitudes since Donald Trump arrived on the scene. Fearful messages designed to make individuals feel that their existence or...

This afternoon, in a speech given to veterans at a Missouri convention, President Donald Trump had a clear message for supporters that is drawing comparisons to George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 about a totalitarian regime that wields...

In the past, some prominent psychologists have explained President Donald Trump’s unwavering support by alluding to a well-established psychological phenomenon known as the “Dunning-Kruger effect.” The effect is a type of cognitive bias, where...

Narcissists of a feather flock together.