The girl behind the curtain

In Dr. John Gartner’s view, the recent missteps displayed by Donald Trump are not simply slips of the tongue or harmless quirks of age. He sees them as signs of a deeper pattern, a pattern that becomes visible when long standing personality traits meet the natural vulnerabilities that arrive with growing cognitive strain. Gartner describes…

Note: we are republishing this story which originally made the news in January 2021. In late December 2020, a social media post sent shockwaves across the internet, suggesting that homes adorned with five-pointed stars were secret signals for “swingers,” a term often associated with couples who engage in partner swapping. However, our investigation uncovered no…