Sam Vaknin is the author of Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited and After the Rain - How the West Lost the East. He served as a columnist for Central Europe Review, Global Politician, PopMatters, and eBookWeb , and Bellaonline, and as a United Press International (UPI) Senior Business Correspondent. He is the the editor of mental health and Central East Europe categories in The Open Directory and Suite101.

As Obama encounters difficulties, failures, criticism, and disagreement, his pathological narcissism is likely to be exacerbated.

Outsiders and laymen produce most of the groundbreaking work in science.

Taboos are sometimes counterproductive as far as the survival of our species goes.

Israel will never support Kurdish independence and the ensuing destabilization of the Middle East.

Narcissists regard therapy as a mind game, a power play, and a minefield.

Some narcissists are over-achievers, others are under-achievers. Why the discrepancy?

Macedonia, a tiny landlocked country, has had more than its share of hardships and turbulence.

We cannot judge the truth value of statements about the future.

We should distinguish between immature, rogue, and failed states.

Europe talks the talk but does not walk the walk with regards to the manufacture and sale of torture implements.

An abyss separates the cyberworld from the real world.

It is dangerous to rely on history to assert modern political rights.

The second phase of the Great Recession will drive the DJIA to 4800.

Nothing has been done to remedy the root causes of the Great Recession.

Dumb people have taken over culture and society.