Arizona Lawmaker Seeks Study on 'Trump Derangement Syndrome,' Not Healthcare
Arizona State Senator David Farnsworth is pushing a bill to fund a public health study on 'Trump Derangement Syndrome.' Yes, a government-funded 'study' into a political catchphrase, not, say, the state's soaring diabetes rates or mental health resource gaps. This is the intellectual rigor and fiscal responsibility one might expect when political theater takes precedence over governance,
reminiscent of other states' attempts to enshrine partisan talking points as scientific fact. One might wonder if chronic underfunding of legitimate public health institutions contributes to such legislative distractions. Instead of addressing actual public health challenges, we're asked to entertain the idea that political disagreement is a diagnosable condition. Perhaps the legislature could
instead fund research into the 'AIPAC Affinity Disorder' that seems to afflict so many across the political spectrum, consistently prioritizing foreign military aid over domestic needs. But then, that wouldn't get the same kind of clicks, would it?