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Thom Hartmann

Thom Hartmann (b. May 7, 1951) is an American broadcaster, author, and psychotherapist. He is a lay scholar of the history and textual analysis of the United States Constitution, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD), electronic voting fraud, and environmental issues such as global warming. He hosts a 3-hour daily radio show, the first hour of which is broadcast live on Sirius Satellite Radiochannel 146 (the complete show airs prerecorded during the overnight hours), as well as the complete program being broadcast live and in its entirety on 65 terrestrial radio stations, podcast via mp3 archives at both The White Rose Society and Air America Radio Premium, and streamed for free on RadioPower.org, Air America's website, and The White Rose Society. His national program, which airs weekdays from noon until 3 pm ET, is now syndicated by Air America Radio.

Biography

Hartmann was born in Lansing, Michigan and became interested in politics at a young age. He reportedly campaigned for Barry Goldwater during the U.S. presidential election, 1964. By 1967, Hartmann was protesting the Vietnam War with Students for a Democratic Society.

Hartmann is considered to have progressive / liberal politics (although he describes himself as part of the radical middle) [1]. He is the author of numerous books including Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and Theft of Human Rights, in which he argues that the 1886 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company (118 U.S. 394) did not actually grant corporate personhood, and that this doctrine derives from a mistaken interpretation of a Supreme Court reporter's notes. Hartmann considers this a clear contradiction of the intent of the Founding Fathers of the United States. [2] He has also written on the separation of Church and State, drawing upon the Federalist Papers to argue that the Founding Fathers warned against the notion of The United States of America being a Christian nation. He contends that the 2000 American election and 2004 American election were stolen through electronic tampering, denial of the voting franchise by rigged voting lists, and limiting availability of voting machines. He also raises the issue of the erosion of democracy and of individual freedoms by the Bush Administration.

Hartmann is also a vocal critic of the effects of globalization on the U.S. economy, claiming that economic policies enacted since the presidency of Ronald Reagan have led, in large part, to many American industrial enterprises being acquired by multinational firms based in overseas countries, leading in many cases to manufacturing jobs - once considered a major foundation of the U.S. economy - being relocated to countries in Asia and other areas where the costs of labor of lower than in the U.S.; and the concurrent reversal of the United States' traditional role of a leading exporter of finished manufacured goods to that of a primary importer of finished manufactured goods (exemplified by massive trade deficits with countries such as China); Hartmannn argues that this phenomenon is leading to the erosion of the American middle class, whose survial Hartmann deems critical to the survival of American democracy. This argument is expressed in Hartmann's 2006 book, Screwed: The Undeclared War Against The Middle Class and What We Can Do About It.

He has been hosting a local talk show in Portland, Oregon since 2005 on KPOJ, an affiliate of Air America Radio and owned by Clear Channel Communications. The local show, 6–9 am PT, precedes his national program; Hartmann does 6 hours a day of live talk radio, 5 days a week. Air America Radio syndicates his national program during the noon–3 pm daypart, and many radio stations have chosen to carry his program live instead of the network's other offering at that time.

The book which won him the most critical acclaim is The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight. In 1999 he was invited by the Dalai Lama to spend a week in Dharamsala after reading his book. [3] Thom Hartmann won the Project Censored Award in 2004 for his book Unequal Protection [4] As a result of his book on spirituality, The Prophet's Way, he was invited in 1998 to meet Pope John Paul II.

He often debates members of the Ayn Rand Institute [5] and conservatives. Several of his debates, including one involving Bill Bennett at The Heritage Foundation, were carried on C-Span, although most occur on his own radio program.

There is a new wave of fans who have paid tribute to Thom by calling him Thom "The Hitman" Hartmann, a nod to a professional fighter (Bret "The Hitman" Hart) with a similar name. This is because the latter had a reputation for defending law, order, and justice. Some fans see Thom Hartmann the same way; a man who will not shy away from helping people in need, only he uses the microphone instead of the wrestling ring to get the job done.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Hartmann has authored in the area of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD or ADHD) and adult attention-deficit disorder (AADD) and he is the creator (first proposed by him in 1978, first published nationally in 1992) of the now well-known hunter vs. farmer theory - that ADD is an expected evolutionary adaptation to hunting lifestyles. These individuals have the ability to rapidly shift their focus and external attention and to hold multiple trains of thought. This causes difficulties when they must live and work in cultures in which "farming" - well-planned, predictable, organized and repetitive behaviours are typical. Hartmann has established specialized schools for children with [AD/HD]. [6]

Bibliography

  • 2006 Screwed: The Undeclared War Against The Middle Class and What We Can Do About It. Berrett-Koehler. ISBN 1-57675-414-6.
  • 2006 Walking Your Blues Away: Practical Bilateral Therapies for Healing the Mind and Optimizing Emotional Well-Being. Park Street Press. ISBN 1-59477-144-8.
  • 2005 Ultimate Sacrifice: John and Robert Kennedy, the Plan for a Coup in Cuba, and the Murder of JFK. Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-1441-7.
  • 2004 What Would Jefferson Do?. Harmony Books. ISBN 1-4000-5208-4.
  • 2004 (revised ed.): Unequal Protection. Rodale Books. ISBN 1-57954-955-1.
  • 2004 (revised ed. - first ed. 1998): The Prophet's Way. Park Street Press. ISBN 0-89281-198-6.
  • 2004 (revised ed. - first ed. 1997): Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 1-4000-5157-6.
  • 2003: The Edison Gene. Park Street Press. ISBN 0-89281-128-5.
  • 2000: Thom Hartmann's Complete Guide to ADD. Underwood Books. ISBN 1-887424-52-0.
  • 2000: The Greatest Spiritual Secret of the Century. Hampton Roads. ISBN 1-57174-166-6.
  • 1996: Beyond ADD. Underwood Books. ISBN 1-887424-12-1.
  • 1996: Think Fast!. Underwood Books. ISBN 1-887424-08-3.
  • 1995: ADD Success Stories. Underwood Books. ISBN 1-887424-03-2.
  • 1994: Focus Your Energy: Hunting for Success in Business. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-51689-2.
  • 1994: ADHD Secrets of Success: Coaching Yourself to Fulfillment in the Business World. Select Books. ISBN 1-59079-017-0.
  • 1992 (first edition): ADD: A Different Perception. Underwood Books. ISBN 1-887424-14-8.

References

  1. ^ Thom Hartmann's page on Radical Middle
  2. ^ Thom Hartmann's page on Unequal Protection
  3. ^ Thom Hartmann's Press Section
  4. ^ Imagine 2004
  5. ^ Thom Hartmann's page on ADD
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