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>> the relationship was friendly. they knew each other socially. obviously we remember my mom won "the apprentice." the thing with donald is, which everyone keeps discounting, is hes smart. hes not a fool. he is maybe the worlds greatest marketer to come around since p.t. barnum, and thats a compliment, and i think she would have believed in that, but she always believed that women could do anything and everything as well if not better than men, and i think thats how she felt politically as well...

Sanity can steer us astray, while some insanity brings us to port." the book is "a first rate madness: uncovering the links between leadership and mental illness." joining me is its author dr. nassir ghaemi, professor at tufts university and harvard medical school and research ear the novartis institutes. would you like to first react to anything you just heard me say? >> hello, michael. first, thank you for having me and let me just say my opinions are just my own, not those of any of my employ...

Examined, even if that person is a public figure. this led to the american psychiatric association in 1973 adopting what else been known ever since as the goldwater rule, which says, in part, "it is unethical for a psychiatrist to offer a professional opinion unless he or she conducted an examination and has been granted proper authorization for such a statement." the rule has been in place and was largely respected for more than 40 years, until the candidacy and election of donald trump. his be...

Written hashtag im supportive but im kind of annoyed that never happened to me too because it would further my career a lot further. it would be the longest hashtag. >> i hope i can laugh at that. >> yes. absolutely. my mom -- >> did she ever -- >> -- never thought of herself as being a feminist. when you look at the book you realize she was but never had the self-awareness that she was a social commentator, yet for her, this would have been christmas every day with material. >> theres a great, ...

On monday, 300 prominent actresses and female agents, writers, directors, producers, entertainment executives launched times up, a far-reaching plan to fight systemic sexual harassment, not only in hollywood, but also in blue collar workplaces like factories and restaurants and hotels. theyve launched a go fund me page to crowd source a legal defense fund that as of today has already raised more than $15 million. so will this all cast a long shadow over the red carpets? i spoke recently with som...

Jetpackevin, it might depend whether its a time of crisis or stability. thats the thesis of dr. ghaemis book. up ahead, as soon as california legalized pot, long-time opponent of the drug attorney general jeff sessions empowered u.s. attorneys to start enforcing the federal restrictions. hows this gonna end? well, ron paul is here and he thinks he has a solution. >> mr. president, why dont you just fire this guy? why dont you fire jeff sessions? i realize that ah, that $100k is not exactly a f...

Some ways. but keep in mind, in times of crisis, these benefits occur when things are fine and theres peace and prosperity, mental health is fine. you dont need to be realistic and creative and empathic. you need to make the trains run on time. if youre too creative you may make too many changes when you dont need to. one of my concerns about current politics is that we are not in the time of crisis. our economy is prosperous. we dont have a major war. if you have a leader with some manic sympto...

Lincoln said "if you want to test a mans character, give him power." i think this is the kind of idea that he was referring to. >> are we ready for this in a society in 2018, for the findings of your book, in the times of crisis, someone afflicted with mental illness might be better suited to ride out the storm, because i worry about the stigma that unfortunately still applies to this subject matter. >> i totally agree and thats part of the reason i wrote the book. one of the big problems with t...

Two from facebook. "maybe a mentally ill leader creates the crises in the first place." stuart, thats not a subject dealt with by dr. ghaemi in his book, but i get what youre going with that. next facebook comment. "personality types are not mental illness." helena, nobody here is trying to break it all down and say thats what were dealing with in the current situation. look, i thought immediately as this debate was ensuing in the last couple of days of this book i read a couple years ago, and i...

Congress concerned about trumps recent behavior. now several quotes and episodes in michael wolffs book have thrown fuel on the fire of this debate including steve bannon who says "trump has lost." on friday when asked about trumps fitness on the "today" show, wolff said this. >> let me put a marker in the sand here, 100% of the people around him, they all say he is like a child, and what they mean by that is, he has a need for immediate gratification. its all about him. >> that some have questi...