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Alan D. Blotcky

Alan D. Blotcky, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in Birmingham, Alabama, and a clinical associate professor of psychology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

A girl looks out the train window as an evacuation train departs carrying women and children that fled fighting in Bucha and Irpin from Irpin City to Kyiv that was scheduled after heavy fighting overnight forced many to leave their homes on March 04, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. Russia continues assault on Ukraine's major cities, including the capital Kyiv, a week after launching a large-scale invasion of the country. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Ukrainian children are suffering amid the invasion. A psychological toll will follow

Alan D. Blotcky
Lauren Boebert, Joe Biden and Marjorie Taylor Greene (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Our professional diagnosis: Joe Biden is normal; the “Insurrection Caucus” isn’t

Seth D. Norrholm, Alan D. Blotcky
Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s “slow-motion coup” is becoming a runaway train

Alan D. Blotcky
U.S. President Donald Trump Donald speaks during a campaign rally on November 2, 2020 in Traverse City, Michigan. President Trump and former Vice President Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are making multiple stops in swing states ahead of the general election on November 3rd. (Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)

Trump’s planning to run again in 2024: Will his supporters ever realize he hates them?

Alan D. Blotcky
A group gathered at an anti-vaccine protest (Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers now present a real threat of violence

Christine Sarteschi, Alan D. Blotcky
Man on an armchair watching many televisions that only broadcast news about COVID-19 (Getty Images/Tiero)

Vaccine disinformation and partisan politics are killing us — literally

Alan D. Blotcky, Anthony Scaramucci
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021. - Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)

The threat of extremist violence against the government is real. Will we listen?

Christine Sarteschi, Alan D. Blotcky
Former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held in the Hyatt Regency on February 28, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Why Trump must be prosecuted: Nothing less can break the twisted bond with his supporters

Alan D. Blotcky
Donald Trump (Erin Schaff - Pool/Getty Images)

No, Trump’s not delusional — it’s actually much worse than that

Alan D. Blotcky
Former President Donald J Trump (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Here’s one thing we should be happy Trump destroyed: The “Goldwater rule” bites the dust

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A member of the clinical staff wearing Personal Protective Equipment PPE cares for a patient with coronavirus in the intensive care unit at the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England (Neil Hall/Pool via AP)

One year into the pandemic that changed everything: It’s a time to mourn

Alan D. Blotcky, Seth D. Norrholm
Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Ron Johnson (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s “real” legacy to America: The weaponization of an alternate reality

Alan D. Blotcky
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures to supporters following a campaign rally on October 28, 2020 in Bullhead City, Arizona. (Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)

Donald Trump is an attention addict — his appearance at CPAC will offer the latest proof

Alan D. Blotcky
Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Mo Brooks and Marjorie Taylor Greene (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Expulsion is the only remedy: Insurrectionists in Congress must be rooted out

Alan D. Blotcky, Seth D. Norrholm
Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham, Josh Hawley and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Senate Republicans could still save their party from disaster. We already know they won’t

Alan D. Blotcky
Crowds arrive for the "Stop the Steal" rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Why do 70 million Americans — and many members of Congress — still follow Trump?

Seth D. Norrholm, Alan D. Blotcky
Donald Trump (Getty Images/Salon)

Donald Trump’s Big Lies: How millions of Americans were radicalized

Alan D. Blotcky, Seth D. Norrholm
Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Josh Hawley (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

America’s national healing depends on Donald Trump facing real punishment

Alan D. Blotcky, Seth D. Norrholm
Donald Trump (Getty Images)

No one should be afraid of Donald Trump: He is the biggest loser in U.S. political history

Alan D. Blotcky, Seth D. Norrholm
President Donald J. Trump (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Our psychopath president has finally imploded: And all this was totally predictable

Alan D. Blotcky
President Donald Trump (Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump is not mentally fit to be president: He should not remain in office — even for one final week

Alan D. Blotcky, Seth D. Norrholm
President Donald Trump speaks at the "Stop The Steal" Rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

This psychopath has finally crossed the red line: He must be stopped now

Alan D. Blotcky
U.S. President Donald Trump (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

This could all have been prevented: How mental health experts were silenced

Alan D. Blotcky
President Donald Trump (Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

The final, desperate days of our psychopath in chief: How bad will it get?

Alan D. Blotcky
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