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Doug Garland

Douglas Garland, M.D. practiced orthopedic surgery for 37 years in Southern California. Doug was also a Clinical Professor of Orthopedics at the University of Southern California.

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Are England's Millionaires Being Tall Poppied?

When somebody says it is not about the money, it is about the money. H. L. Mencken England's Millionaire Exodus - Tall Poppy Syndrome at Play0:00/715.5361× England saw a significant exodus of millionaires last year. Are these millionaires victims of TPS? Are the cutters envious,

Are England's Millionaires Being Tall Poppied?
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Drs. Eithan Haim (Whistleblower), Thomas Stockmann (Fictional), and the Tall Poppy Syndrome.

What is to give light must endure the burning. ~ Viktor Frankl Dr. Eithan Haim, Thomas Stockmann, and TPS0:00/858.3841× Reading this article may remind some that life imitates art. The hypothesis is that observations about actual behaviors or events sometimes are inspired (good envy) or resemble works of

Drs. Eithan Haim (Whistleblower), Thomas Stockmann (Fictional), and the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
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Navalny's Lawyers Are Tall Poppied

The care of human life and happiness, not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government. Abraham Lincoln Navalny's Lawyers Are Tall Poppied0:00/658.5841× In a previous blog, I discussed Alexei Navalny and two Russian compatriots under a different pretext (see Navalny-Skripal-Prigozhin:

Navalny's Lawyers Are Tall Poppied
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Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) - Podcasts

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles. Isaiah 40:31 I published a blog about the above subjects (see J. D. Vance, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), and the Tall Poppy Syndrome). A lot has changed since then, namely,

Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) - Podcasts
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Jim Knaub (1956-2024) - Tall Poppy with a Cause.

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. Lucius Seneca Jim Knaub (1956-2024) - Tall Poppy with a Cause0:00/819.4081× The Awakening Slave The Awakening Slave was part of a recent blog and is worth repeating because of its remarkable relevance. Mr. Knaub became

Jim Knaub (1956-2024) - Tall Poppy with a Cause.
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Galileo is Tall Poppied by the Pope.

Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. ~ Lord Acton Galileo is Tall Poppied by the Pope0:00/575.4241× Lord Acton's famous quote Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority:

Galileo is Tall Poppied by the Pope.
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Good Envy and Tennis Tall Poppies.

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 Good Envy, Tennis Greats, and the Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/1035.3841× The Awakening Slave The Awakening Slave sculpture by Michelangelo is a powerful representation of the human struggle to break free from physical and spiritual constraints. Created

Good Envy and Tennis Tall Poppies.
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Anger, Tall Poppy Syndrome, and Schadenfreude - The Luigi Mangione Story.

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. Ephesians 4:26-27 Anger, Tall Poppy Syndrome, and Schadenfreude (The Luigi Mangione Story)0:00/834.0961× This is a jam-packed session. I am joined by Dr.

Anger, Tall Poppy Syndrome, and Schadenfreude - The Luigi Mangione Story.
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"It's a Wonderful Life" and The Tall Poppy Syndrome

Remember, no man is a failure who has friends. Clarence Odbody It's a Wonderful Life & The Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/608.1361× (An earlier version of this was published in Dec-2023, and this iteration includes new audio commentary) It's a Wonderful Life is a classic

"It's a Wonderful Life" and The Tall Poppy Syndrome
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"Above Reproach" and the Tall Poppy Syndrome

Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach. 1 Timothy 3:2 "Above Reproach" and the Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/648.6241× From my book The Tall Poppy Syndrome - The Joy of Cutting Others Down: Pompeia

"Above Reproach" and the Tall Poppy Syndrome