Sigmund Freud

When Freud Analyzed Woodrow Wilson

Working with former Wilson aide William Bullitt, the founder of psychoanalysis produced a harsh depiction of the president as neurotic and self-sabotaging. The work's twisted path to publication after Freud's death was marked by doubts about Freud's actual role in the work. 

Review: What Took Freud So Long to See the Danger of Remaining in Occupied Austria?

by Patrick Blanchfield

"If Freud himself, so attuned to the dark undercurrents of human behavior and so critical of our wishful illusions, proved unable to think clearly even as his country became unrecognizable around him and as nightmare after nightmare became real, what are our chances now?"

Why Is the World So Crazy? Freud Can Help Us Understand.

by Eli Zaretsky

It’s time to bring him back.

Unearthed Letter From Freud Reveals His Thoughts On Gay People

While the this correspondence sheds light on his personal communications, it has long been known that Freud did not view homosexuality as a pathology.