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The Myth of Overpunishment: Prof. Barry Latzer Joins Dr. Klein

Prof. Emeritus Dr. Barry Latzer has published a new book: The Myth of Overpunishment: A Defense of the American Justice System and a Proposal to Reduce Incarceration While Protecting the Public.Available on YoutubeDrs. Klein and Latzer engage in an earnest and honest discussion of the facts on the ground, including the history of brutal incarceration in America, the progressive policies and their effects, real historical racism in US prison systems, current trends that are misinterpreted as arising from racism, crime spikes throughout US history, and reasonable responses to highly contentious issues of our political and societal stances on incarceration. Support the show

U.S. Military Crisis. Fmr. Maj. Nico Marcolongo

Fmr. Marine Corps. Major Nico Marcolongo joins Dr. Klein again. This time the two discuss the crisis in the U.S. armed services: enrollment is down 60%!!The U.S. may now not be able to keep China out of Taiwan, or interfere with Russian border encroachments. Dr. Klein and Maj. Marcolongo discuss the causes: military fatigue, demonizing the American man, and Gen. Mark Milley disrespecting legacy families by suggesting that "white rage" is the most pressing issue facing the US. military. Share this episode with everyone you know! Support the show

The Geography of Nowhere with Best Selling Author James Howard Kunstler

James Howard Kunstler says he wrote The Geography of Nowhere, “Because I believe a lot of people share my feelings about the tragic landscape of highway strips, parking lots, housing tracts, mega-malls, junked cities, and ravaged countryside that makes up the everyday environment where most Americans live and work.”Home From Nowhere was a continuation of that discussion with an emphasis on the remedies. A portion of it appeared as the cover story in the September 1996 Atlantic Monthly.His next book in the series, The City in Mind: Notes on the Urban Condition, published by Simon & Schuster / Free Press, is a look a wide-ranging look at cities here and abroad, an inquiry into what makes them great (or miserable), and in particular what America is going to do with it’s mutilated cities.This was followed by The Long Emergency, published by the Atlantic Monthly Press in 2005, is about the challenges posed by the coming permanent global oil crisis, climate change, and other “converging catastrophes of the 21st Century.” This was followed in 2012 by Too Much Magic: Wishful Thinking, Technology, and the Fate of the Nation which detailed the misplaced expectations that technological rescue remedies would fix the problems detailed in The Long Emergency.His 2008 novel, World Made By Hand, was a fictional depiction of the post-oil American future. It eventually became a four part series that included The Witch of Hebron, A History of the Future, and (forthcoming in June 2016), The Harrows of Spring.Mr. Kunstler is also the author of eight other novels including The Halloween Ball, An Embarrassment of Richesand Maggie Darling, a Modern Romance. He has been a regular contributor to the New York Times Sunday Magazine and Op-Ed page, where he has written on environmental and economic issues.Mr. Kunstler was born in New York City in 1948. He moved to the Long Island suburbs in 1954 and returned to the city in 1957 where he spent most of his childhood. He graduated from the State University of New York, Brockport campus, worked as a reporter and feature writer for a number of newspapers, and finally as a staff writer forRolling Stone Magazine. In 1975, he dropped out to write books on a full-time basis. He has no formal training in architecture or the related design fields.He has lectured at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Princeton, Dartmouth, Cornell, MIT, RPI, the University of Virginia and many other colleges, and he has appeared before many professional organizations such as the AIA , the APA., and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.He lives in Washington County, upstate New York. Support the show

On Psychopaths & Crime with Dr. J. Reid Meloy

Join Dr. Klein for a discussion on Forensic Psychology with Dr. J. Reid Meloy, board-certified forensic psychologist (ABPP). Dr. Meloy consults on criminal and civil cases throughout the U.S. and Europe. He is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, and a faculty member of the San Diego Psychoanalytic Center. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and is past president of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. He has received a number of awards and honors, and was the Yochelson Visiting Scholar at Yale University in March, 2015.Dr. Meloy has authored or co-authored over two hundred twenty papers published in peer-reviewed psychiatric and psychological journals, and has authored, co-authored or edited eleven books. He has been conducting research and writing on personality disorder, psychopathy, stalking, narcissism, criminality, mental disorder, and targeted violence for the past twenty-five years. Support the show

Being Serious about Crime with Dr. Barry Latzer

Dr. Klein is a clinical and forensic psychologist. This week he sits down with renown criminologist, Dr. Barry Latzer. Dr. Latzer is an Emeritus Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is a member of the Doctoral and Master’s Faculties in Criminal Justice.  He has taught in the undergraduate program since 1978.  Dr. Latzer has a J.D., Fordham University School of Law and a Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His latest book is The Roots of Violent Crime in America: From the Gilded Age through the Great Depression (LSU Press). Forthcoming in early 2022: The Myth of Overpunishment (Republic Books). Dr. Latzer has been published in the WSJ and the National Review as well as various other news sources. This is an essential discussion for the American public.  Support the show

Preview of Upcoming Crime Series with Renown Guests

In the next two weeks the Thinking Kind podcast will interview Dr. Barry Latzer, as well as Dr. J Reid Meloy.  Dr. Latzer is a widely published and respected criminologist and emeritus professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.Dr. Meloy is the world leading expert on threat detection and has been consulted by FBI Quantico, the Royal family, as well as high-profile criminal and civil courts throughout the US and Europe. I will interview each of these two experts in the coming weeks and publish the conversations on the Thinking Kind podcast. Please remember to tell as many people as you can about Thinking Kind.  Support the show

Pondering Toward the New Year

Existential questions are presented by the host, psychologist and psychoanalyst, and arm-chair philosopher. We hope you enjoy! Support the show

Medicare For All: Death Knell of Private Psychotherapy

Dr. Klein addresses the contentious topic of government-run-healthcare, otherwise known as Medicare-for-all.  Dr. Klein believes that universal healthcare will negatively impact the provision of psychotherapy in the nation. Tune in for a candid and logical discussion of a most important issue facing the American culture and economy.  Support the show

War, Afghanistan, Veterans: Talking with Fmr. Major Nico Marcolongo

Fmr. Major Nico Marcolongo is a veteran of the Iraq conflict who served 14 years as a Marine Corps Officer. His educational experience includes a bachelors degree in Mandarin from UC Davis and Masters work in non-profit administration and organization. As a Major in the Marine Corps, Nico was an intelligence officer in the Iraq theatre. He has an impressive intuition and organized understanding of the historical context through which war efforts occur. To this end, he and I discuss the Afghan war, its precedent, its outcome, and the factors at play in the final months. Fmr. Major Marcolongo has been involved with humanitarian organizations from the ground up, which assist veterans in managing the wounds of war, both physical and psychological. He co-founded athletic programs at Naval Medical Center San Diego which evolved into therapies for injured combat veterans. He has been involved in numerous initiatives for the troops. He has been a part of the Challenged Athletes Foundation since 2008, where he is current a senior manager of Operation Rebound. You can donate to Operation Rebound or the CAF by visiting challengedathletes.org and clicking Operation Rebound. Major Marcolongo and I discuss the need to support the troops in the second section of the podcast. If you subscribe to Thinking Kind now through Patreon or Locals, I will donate all funds accrued from your membership in September 2021 to Operation Rebound. Just go to ThinkingKind.com and follow the link for subscriptions. So let’s get into it on the Thinking Kind Podcast with Dr. Lucas Klein and Fmr. Major Nico Marcolongo.  Support the show

Broken Psychiatry, Homelessness, Social Values: A Dialogue with UCLA Prof. Dr. David Cohen

Dr. Klein has the distinct pleasure of speaking with Dr. David Cohen, Professor and Associate Dean at the UCLA School of Social Welfare. Dr. Cohen is a widely published scholar; his research looks at psychoactive drugs (prescribed, licit, and illicit) and their desirable and undesirable effects as socio-cultural phenomena “constructed” through language, policy, attitudes, and social interactions. Drs. Klein and Cohen discuss the broken American psychiatric system, drugs and the use of the medical model for explaining and attending to mental distress, homelessness, and more.  This is a complex and wide reaching episode! Support the show