The Latest Breaking News from Freud

Psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman joins Nick Gillespie to discuss toxic identity politics, the rise of grievance-based thinking, and why true self-actualization requires moving beyond victimhood.

A psychotherapist explores the nature of infidelity through a series of case studies

The Nobel Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in the world, honoring groundbreaking achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and efforts for peace. Over the years, it has been awarded to some of the greatest minds and most influential figures in history—but not everyone who is deserving has…

It’s that time of year again … and we’ve invited 30 of our writers, from fields as disparate as wildlife ecology and mathematics to literature and politics, to share their best books of of 2024. Of course, best books lists are subjective, relying on what people have read and remembered.…

Other lives: Lecturer in German literature at the University of London and translator of works by Freud

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It can be difficult to resist the urge to divulge that someone has been rattling around your unconscious. But it is worth proceeding with care

For a show so solidly based on incest, when will be stop being surprised?

A Jewish boy’s life splits in two and follows two different paths in this novel of trauma and enduring love in Nazi Europe