Have Kindle Unlimited? Check This Out, by Art Smukler, MD, author & psychiatrist
All my novels are now officially on Kindle Unlimited. That means you have a choice of over 4 million books to read on Kindle, iPad, or other E readers, including mine! The first month is a free trial....
View ArticleJimmy Kimmel Said It Best, by Art Smukler, MD, author & psychiatrist
“It’s funny,” Kimmel said, commenting on Trump’s petulant criticism of him at the end of the Oscars. “We had John Cena on stage naked and somehow Donald Trump still managed to be the biggest d–k of the...
View ArticleLocking Up The Mentally Ill – Good or Bad? by Art Smukler, MD, author &...
Back in the early seventies we still had plenty of homeless people bunking out over subway grates and sleeping in doorways. But, not nearly as many as we have today – all over the US. Thousands and...
View ArticleTrust A Liar? by Art Smukler, MD, author & psychiatrist
Decades ago as a young psychiatrist, my patient Jeremy, a 16 year-old boy who I hospitalized on an adolescent unit because of rampant drug use, running away from home, and stealing, was doing well. He...
View ArticleBattered Republican Syndrome, by Art Smukler, MD, author and psychiatrist
Ever hear of battered Republican syndrome? Probably not, because I just thought of it after reading how Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said that she could never support Trump and how sorry she is...
View ArticleNo Means No, Right? by Art Smukler, MD, author & psychiatrist
When your child runs out in a busy street, we emphatically say, no! That’s dangerous! A car can hit you. Don’t do that. If it happens again, we don’t let go of our little one’s hand. We can’t allow...
View ArticleIsn’t $150,000 Pocket Change For A Multi-billionaire? by Art Smukler, MD,...
In 24 hours Trump will be on trial for trying to bury a $150,000 hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels so she’d keep quiet about their sexual-encounter. Instead of just personally giving her the money...
View ArticleGoodbye, Tales From Smukler’s Couch, by Art Smukler, MD, author & psychiatrist
It seems like just yesterday, but it’s been several years since I retired from my psychiatric practice. My well-worn couch is probably gathering dust in someone’s basement. But half a century of being...
View ArticleThe Good Old Days? True or False, by Art Smukler, MD, author & psychiatrist
This morning as I sat in Starbucks reading the world news on my iPhone, checking basketball scores, texting my daughter about getting together, ordering tickets for an upcoming comedy show, and getting...
View ArticleWest Coast Philly-Cheesesteaks? Huh? by Art Smukler, MD, Inside the Mind of a...
I hope diehard Geno’s Steak aficionados don’t attack me too much, but I’ve developed a taste for cheesesteaks right here in Los Angeles. For those of you who aren’t from Philly, Geno’s is a South...
View ArticleInside The Mind Of A Psychiatrist – A Reading Club, by Art Smukler, MD
A great piece in The Sunday LA Times, front page, column one, caught my eye. Shhh. The Silver Lake Reading Club. Every Tuesday from 6 pm till 8:30 pm at Lamill Coffee, a few dozen people pay $17 for...
View ArticleA Job Well Done, Joe! by Art Smukler, MD, author & psychiatrist
Thank you for your excellent leadership, heartfelt sincerity, and amazing accomplishments. Placing country first is just one example of who you are as a good and ethical person. Trust me, there are...
View ArticleSupporting Trump & his Mini-Wannabe? by Art Smukler, MD, author and psychiatrist
What do you do when your child calls people names? How ’bout when he lies? Pretends to be president of his school when someone else won the election? Cheats on tests? Steals money? Gets hoodlum friends...
View ArticleVote Only the Issues? by Art Smukler, MD, author & psychiatrist
I know a number of doctors and businessmen who are voting for Trump because he supports Israel & lowering taxes for the rich (how many billions do you really need?). This CONVICTED felon and rapist...
View ArticleAll-About-Me is having his feelings hurt, by Art Smukler, MD, author &...
Poor Donny is very upset that the world isn’t revolving around him. Since the news cycle has shifted to a younger more personable character he’s enraged. He’s already whining that the terrible Dems...
View ArticleIs It Possible To Remain Friends With A Trump Supporter? by Art Smukler, MD,...
If your friend supports a man who is a serial liar, a convicted rapist, a man convicted of cheating on his taxes, mocks disabled people, pretended to have a disability and never served in the military,...
View ArticleTrump’s Moving to Venezuela! by Art Smukler, MD, author and psychiatrist
Great news. Trump announced on X to Elon Musk that if he loses the election he’s moving to Venezuela. That’s even more of an incentive to vote for Kamala! Maybe Trump will hire some illegal aliens to...
View ArticleThe Ex-President’s 1st Day In Prison, by Art Smukler, MD, author & psychiatrist
Donald, the ex-president, is in a small cell with 2 secret service agents, wearing an obviously too small orange jumpsuit, his stomach pushing against the cloth and the bottom of the pant-legs just...
View ArticleI Stand With Swift, Springsteen, & Cheney, by Art Smukler, MD, author&...
For years I’ve written about how Donald Trump is a dangerous narcissist. When I first expressed these views, dozens of my followers decided to stop following me. I understand that many Trump followers...
View ArticleThe Man is Repulsive, by Art Smukler, MD, author & psychiatrist
Guess who I’m referring to. Liar, tax evader, fascist, cheapskate, and narcissist are just a few of the adjectives that have been used to describe him. Even his wife and daughter want nothing to do...
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