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“Mr. President, are you crazy?”: The New York Times calls for an “intervention” on the “mad king” Trump, echoing the scene of George III — last king of America — at the origins of psychiatry (2026)

When politics is constructed for the public as a psychiatric spectacle. The post “Mr. President, are you crazy?”: The New York Times calls for an “intervention” on the “mad king” Trump, echoing the scene of George III — last king of America — at the origins of psychiatry (2026) appeared first on PsyPolitics .

“Signor Presidente, lei è pazzo?”: il New York Times auspica un “intervento” sul “re pazzo” Trump, riecheggiando la scena di Giorgio III — ultimo re d’America — all’origine della psichiatria (2026)

Quando la politica viene costruita per il pubblico come uno spettacolo psichiatrico. The post “Signor Presidente, lei è pazzo?”: il New York Times auspica un “intervento” sul “re pazzo” Trump, riecheggiando la scena di Giorgio III — ultimo re d’America — all’origine della psichiatria (2026) appeared first on PsyPolitics .

NYT: “tutti i piani e le politiche a Washington”, “gli eventi globali” e la “psiche” di Trump (2026)

Nonostante il New York Times si presenti come radicalmente anti-Trump, il suo linguaggio e la sua operazione interpretativa, letti in una prospettiva psicopolitica, risultano in realtà pienamente coerenti con la logica anti-politica e tecnocratica dell’amministrazione Trump. The post NYT: “tutti i piani e le politiche a Washington”, “gli eventi globali” e la “psiche” di Trump (2026) appeared first…

NYT: “all plans and policies in Washington”, “global events”, and Trump’s “psyche” (2026)

Although the New York Times presents itself as radically anti-Trump, its language and framing, when viewed from a psypolitical perspective, ultimately reflect the same anti-political, technocratic logic as the Trump administration. The post NYT: “all plans and policies in Washington”, “global events”, and Trump’s “psyche” (2026) appeared first on PsyPolitics .

The cyber-psychedelic transformation of capitalism and the economics of ego death [slides] (2026)

Originally presented at the Capitalism and Mental Health Workshop, Birkbeck, University of London, Bloomsbury, 15 January 2026 The post The cyber-psychedelic transformation of capitalism and the economics of ego death [slides] (2026) appeared first on PsyPolitics .

‘Phantastica oder Halluzinatoria’: Louis Lewin, 1924 (2024)

In the 1924 seminal book known simply as 'Phantastica', Lewin talked about 'Phantastica oder Halluzinatoria'. The post ‘Phantastica oder Halluzinatoria’: Louis Lewin, 1924 (2024) appeared first on PsyPolitics .

November 5th: Trump and hallucinogens (2024)

Many of the figures close to Trump as major supporters both politically and in the media have a singular characteristic in common: they are public supporters, if not declared users, of hallucinogens. Substances such as ketamine, peyote or mescaline, magic mushrooms or psilocybin, LSD and the like. What explains this incredible concentration of people in favor of powerful drugs like hallucinogens -…

5 novembre: Trump e gli allucinogeni (2024)

Molti dei personaggi vicini a Trump come grandi sostenitori sia politici sia mediatici hanno una caratteristica singolare in comune: sono sostenitori pubblici, quando non usatori dichiarati, di allucinogeni. Cosa spiega questa incredibile concentrazione di persone favorevoli a droghe potenti come gli allucinogeni intorno al 45mo e adesso 47mo Presidente degli Stati Uniti d’America, Donald J. Trump…

Federico Soldani: intervista TV, la psichiatrizzazione della politica dopo cinque anni è realtà (2024)

Intervista TV a Federico Soldani: la psichiatrizzazione della politica dopo cinque anni è una realtà - di Francesco Ippolito - Focus, 50 Canale - Sabato 3 agosto 2024 The post Federico Soldani: intervista TV, la psichiatrizzazione della politica dopo cinque anni è realtà (2024) appeared first on PsyPolitics .

To attain visions at will? Loeb, 1933: “When a being is in possession of them, he knows or thinks he knows the meaning of life” (2024)

Harold Loeb's utopia as the source of "capitalist realism" and "acid communism"? The post To attain visions at will? Loeb, 1933: “When a being is in possession of them, he knows or thinks he knows the meaning of life” (2024) appeared first on PsyPolitics .

V.R. and the Tranquilizing Chair of Dr. Benjamin Rush (2019)

Are we moving from the Tranquilizing Chair to Virtual Reality? The former involves sensory deprivation and coercion, while the latter represents non-coercive, sensory overstimulation. This shift could be seen as more cooptative. The post V.R. and the Tranquilizing Chair of Dr. Benjamin Rush (2019) appeared first on PsyPolitics .

Trump: “a President should take a cognitive test”, “they say it’s unconstitutional” (2024)

Trump on Biden: “We have this man negotiating nuclear weapons with Putin and with President Xi and he has no idea what’s going on”. The post Trump: “a President should take a cognitive test”, “they say it’s unconstitutional” (2024) appeared first on PsyPolitics .

Due commenti sulla ‘psicolingua’ (2024)

"Qui si tocca un discorso sulla cosiddetta "psichiatrizzazione del linguaggio politico", aperto da Federico Soldani, che merita ben altri approfondimenti". "Penso sempre a quanto Berlinguer sia stato contestato da sinistra. Io mi ricordo a Botteghe Oscure i cortei che passavano urlando 'scemo, scemo', anticipazione di quel linguaggio che poi oggi è diventato dominante". The post Due commenti sulla…

Putin vs. Biden, February 8th: spectacle and psyspeak (2024)

Putin’s “paranoia” and Biden’s “memory”. Two extracts from Putin’s interview and Biden’s press conference, both aired on the evening of February 8th 2024 on American media outlets. The post Putin vs. Biden, February 8th: spectacle and psyspeak (2024) appeared first on PsyPolitics .

“Pazza” a Sanremo, da Nebbiosi 1972 a Bertè 2024 (2024)

Temi quali la "pazza" o "matta", la normalità e il richiamo al manicomio, così come alla "santa" intesa in vario modo, ma anche a suoi opposti come la "ribelle", la "maga", la "strega" sono presenti in entrambi i testi e gli album in questione a più di mezzo secolo di distanza l'uno dall'altro. Molto avanti con i tempi in fatto di confessione psichiatrica in ambito musicale, Nebbiosi scriveva:…