Dr. Mark McDonald is a board certified child & adolescent and adult psychiatrist, with extensive additional training in adult psychoanalysis and expertise in working with children with autism and trauma, as well as obsessive-compulsive and bipolar disorders. He is also the founder of the website Dissident MD where he discussed the intersection of politics and medicine. Mark and I discuss everything from religion to politics to sexuality to cults! If you're curious about the psychological underpinnings of today's cultural and political moment, this is the episode for you. 0:03:00 - Covid lockdowns and cults0:08:15 - The New So-Called "Masculinity" 0:10:45 - The Appeal of MAGA0:16:00 - Narcissism and Projection0:24:00 - The Importance of Religion and Christianity in Society0:38:00 - The Impersonal Nature of Government0:50:00 - Proper Role of Government0:55:00 - The Role of Masculinity and Femininity 1:06:30 - The Importance of Moral Clarity1:17:30 -  Jennifer Gets Psychoanalyzed1:22:30 - Healing Men and Women for UnityMark's Websites: https://www.markmcdonaldmd.com/about and https://dissidentmd.com/Allie Beth Stuckey's book on Toxic Empathy: https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Empathy-Progressives-Christian-Compassion/dp/0593541944Podcast with Hoyt Richards, Cult Survivor: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/connection/id1562691307?i=1000549702951