David Yamada
@davidyamada.bsky.social
Law professor (Suffolk in Boston), focus on employment law, law & psychology, therapeutic jurisprudence; workplace bullying SME; Chicago sports fan; karaoke crooner; close observer of our current condition. Blogging at: https://newworkplace.wordpress.com/
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David Yamada
@davidyamada.bsky.social
· Nov 25
I started a Workplace Bullying Starter Pack for those active in research, education, consulting, and advocacy concerning bullying, mobbing, and harassment at work. Initial names based on stated professional interests, happy to add more, or to remove anyone I've added. bsky.app/starter-pack...
Ten years ago this weekend, we held a workshop at Suffolk Law that, among other things, would lead to the founding of the International Society for Therapeutic Jurisprudence. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/g...
Growing the therapeutic jurisprudence movement: Looking back at a Sept. 2015 workshop in Boston
Sorting through files and papers in my faculty office a few weeks ago, I came upon two memos that I had circulated in conjunction with a September 2015 workshop I was hosting here at Suffolk Univer…
newworkplace.wordpress.com
September 27, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Ten years ago this weekend, we held a workshop at Suffolk Law that, among other things, would lead to the founding of the International Society for Therapeutic Jurisprudence. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/g...
The September issue of the Workplace Bullying Newsletter focuses on bullying in the legal profession (with free links to two major reports), along with the NY Times recommendations of 4 titles on narcissism. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/w...
Workplace Bullying Newsletter, No. 3 (Sept. 2025)
(September 2025) — Dear readers, welcome to Issue No. 3 of the Workplace Bullying Newsletter. Each issue contains news and research summaries, short commentaries, and curated resources for th…
newworkplace.wordpress.com
September 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The September issue of the Workplace Bullying Newsletter focuses on bullying in the legal profession (with free links to two major reports), along with the NY Times recommendations of 4 titles on narcissism. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/w...
Issue No. 2 of the Workplace Bullying Newsletter, leading with: Do psychopaths and sociopaths mellow with age? (And why does this relate to workplace bullying?) newworkplace.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/w...
Workplace Bullying Newsletter, No. 2 (August 2025)
(August 2025) — Dear readers, welcome to Issue No. 2 of the Workplace Bullying Newsletter. Each issue contains news and research summaries, short commentaries, and curated resources for those…
newworkplace.wordpress.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Issue No. 2 of the Workplace Bullying Newsletter, leading with: Do psychopaths and sociopaths mellow with age? (And why does this relate to workplace bullying?) newworkplace.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/w...
How do you plan for a difference-making retirement, one that includes working on personal legacy goals? This piece links to short paper I wrote containing insights and resources. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/p...
Planning for a difference-making retirement
At last month’s excellent Work, Stress & Health conference sponsored by the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, I presented a short paper, “Personal Legacy Work in ‘Re…
newworkplace.wordpress.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
How do you plan for a difference-making retirement, one that includes working on personal legacy goals? This piece links to short paper I wrote containing insights and resources. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/p...
How do you react when a boss refers to your workplace as a "family" or a "community"? All warm & fuzzy, SMH, or something in between? This piece applies Dr. Dana Segev's recent important paper on the experience of belonging to workplace cultures. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2025/08/11/s...
Should we seek a sense of belonging in our workplaces and institutions?
Have you ever worked at a place where a manager or executive has referred to the organization and its people as a “community” or a “family”? If so, what were your thoughts? …
newworkplace.wordpress.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
How do you react when a boss refers to your workplace as a "family" or a "community"? All warm & fuzzy, SMH, or something in between? This piece applies Dr. Dana Segev's recent important paper on the experience of belonging to workplace cultures. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2025/08/11/s...
Issue no. 1 of my new Workplace Bullying Newsletter. This month: French execs convicted of psychological and sexual harassment; looking for subtle signs of bullying; study on workplace bullying and suicidal ideation; and bullying of nursing school faculty. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/w...
Workplace Bullying Newsletter, No. 1 (July 2025)
(July 2025) — Dear readers, I’m starting a monthly feature that I’m simply titling the Workplace Bullying Newsletter. It will contain news and research summaries, short commentari…
newworkplace.wordpress.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Issue no. 1 of my new Workplace Bullying Newsletter. This month: French execs convicted of psychological and sexual harassment; looking for subtle signs of bullying; study on workplace bullying and suicidal ideation; and bullying of nursing school faculty. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/w...
My reflections on No Kings Day here in Boston and elsewhere, along with the horrible political assassinations of Democratic legislators in Minnesota. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2025/06/15/n...
No Kings Day: Celebration, resistance, and tragedy
During the mid-to-late 1700s, Massachusetts would become a hotbed of activism and resistance toward the British Crown. It is, among other things, the site of the Boston Tea Party, when in 1773, col…
newworkplace.wordpress.com
June 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
My reflections on No Kings Day here in Boston and elsewhere, along with the horrible political assassinations of Democratic legislators in Minnesota. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2025/06/15/n...
A year ago, I completed the Basic Program of Liberal Education for Adults, a 4-yr, open enrollment "Great Books" program offered by the U of Chicago's Graham School. No tests, no papers, just deeply engaging discussion. I shared my impressions here: muchmorethanasong.home.blog/2024/07/05/o...
On studying the “Great Books” at the University of Chicago: A deeply satisfying finish and a glorious failure
During June, I made a quick trip to Chicago to attend my graduation ceremony from the University of Chicago’s storied Basic Program of Liberal Education for Adults. The Basic Program is an op…
muchmorethanasong.home.blog
June 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A year ago, I completed the Basic Program of Liberal Education for Adults, a 4-yr, open enrollment "Great Books" program offered by the U of Chicago's Graham School. No tests, no papers, just deeply engaging discussion. I shared my impressions here: muchmorethanasong.home.blog/2024/07/05/o...
Reposted by David Yamada
Gentle reminder that RFK Jr. fired all 17 vaccine experts from our government.
June 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Gentle reminder that RFK Jr. fired all 17 vaccine experts from our government.
Yup....the headline says it all.
Corruption, authoritarianism, and what connects them
With @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
With @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum and America’s backsliding democracy
www.theatlantic.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Yup....the headline says it all.
To be a change agent, it is better to work from within the established system, or to challenge the status quo from the outside? Some thoughts shared here. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/i...
Insiders, outsiders, and change agents
It’s an ongoing, never settled debate: To create positive social change, is it better to work from within the established system, or to challenge the status quo from the outside? I think abou…
newworkplace.wordpress.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
To be a change agent, it is better to work from within the established system, or to challenge the status quo from the outside? Some thoughts shared here. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/i...
Trolls don't limit themselves to the online comments sections. They also annoy us at work -- and sometimes with greater consequences. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2023/07/18/t...
Trolls at work: Bullying, button-pushing, and provoking
Have you ever dealt with someone at work who behaves like some of the most annoying, high-conflict people you’ve encountered in social media settings? I had a clarifying moment the other day.…
newworkplace.wordpress.com
April 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Trolls don't limit themselves to the online comments sections. They also annoy us at work -- and sometimes with greater consequences. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2023/07/18/t...
My 2019 piece in the Int'l Journal of Law & Psychiatry, drawing deeply on Trump 1.0, examines how public policy directives and implementation can instill anger, shock, fear, and trauma -- a framework for Trump 2.0 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
On Anger, Shock, Fear, and Trauma: Therapeutic Jurisprudence as a Response to Dignity Denials in Public Policy
This article asserts that when policymaking processes, outcomes, and implementations stoke fear, anxiety, and trauma, they often lead to denials of human dignit
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April 22, 2025 at 5:27 AM
My 2019 piece in the Int'l Journal of Law & Psychiatry, drawing deeply on Trump 1.0, examines how public policy directives and implementation can instill anger, shock, fear, and trauma -- a framework for Trump 2.0 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Reposted by David Yamada
Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
April 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
The Trump Administration should be reported for anti-Christian bias for mocking the life and teachings of Jesus and for rejecting compassion, generosity, kindness, healing, and justice. Instead, they have built a giant cult of cruelty, rage, and hatred.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
State tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’
“It’s very ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-esque,” one official said.
www.politico.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The Trump Administration should be reported for anti-Christian bias for mocking the life and teachings of Jesus and for rejecting compassion, generosity, kindness, healing, and justice. Instead, they have built a giant cult of cruelty, rage, and hatred.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
I had to make some time to get to this -- it's more long-form commentary than a typical Substack or blog piece -- but this essay by Melanie Lynn Brown about trauma and living in poverty is worth the effort. substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Biology of Being Broke
Trauma, Metabolism, and the Prescriptions We Can't Afford
substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I had to make some time to get to this -- it's more long-form commentary than a typical Substack or blog piece -- but this essay by Melanie Lynn Brown about trauma and living in poverty is worth the effort. substack.com/home/post/p-...
New blog post: Trump has launched America's Second World War, using words, memos, and policy directives, typically weaponized with lies, distortion, threats, and psychological manipulation. psychologizinglpp.blog/2025/03/31/t...
Trump has launched America’s Second Civil War
In roughly 10 weeks, the Trump Administration has done incalculable harm to America’s civic infrastructure and standing in the world. Virtually every aspect of public life is under siege. Peo…
psychologizinglpp.blog
March 31, 2025 at 4:56 AM
New blog post: Trump has launched America's Second World War, using words, memos, and policy directives, typically weaponized with lies, distortion, threats, and psychological manipulation. psychologizinglpp.blog/2025/03/31/t...
I'm happy to share that my latest law review article, "Designing Trauma-Informed Legislation: Designing the Workplace Bullying Accountability Act," has been published in the UIC Law Review. Freely downloadable pdf here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Designing Trauma-Informed Legislation: Drafting the Workplace Bullying Accountability Act
<span>While insights about trauma and traumatization are gradually entering the mainstream of the legal profession, assessments of how this knowledge might shap
papers.ssrn.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I'm happy to share that my latest law review article, "Designing Trauma-Informed Legislation: Designing the Workplace Bullying Accountability Act," has been published in the UIC Law Review. Freely downloadable pdf here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Hegseth Standard: If this misogynistic, nationalist tat-wearing, and now proven incompetent clown keeps his job, then we've just established national precedent for eliminating employee performance evaluations of any kind.
March 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
The Hegseth Standard: If this misogynistic, nationalist tat-wearing, and now proven incompetent clown keeps his job, then we've just established national precedent for eliminating employee performance evaluations of any kind.
I was greatly disappointed by the Paul Weiss law firm, which reacted to Trump's likely unlawful threats by opting for the Neville Chamberlain approach of appeasing their abuser. They will never be the same. Hopefully other BigLaw firms will not repeat their mistake. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Cowardice and Capitulation Stain the Legacy of Once-Esteemed Mega Law Firm
Paul, Weiss joins the list of institutions and individuals with ample resources to defend themselves, who nevertheless have refused to stand up for justice in the face of MAGA intimidation
open.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I was greatly disappointed by the Paul Weiss law firm, which reacted to Trump's likely unlawful threats by opting for the Neville Chamberlain approach of appeasing their abuser. They will never be the same. Hopefully other BigLaw firms will not repeat their mistake. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Make no mistake about it: Traumatizing federal workers is part of the MAGA/DOGE agenda, as stated by Trump's current director of the Office of Management and Budget last year. Unfortunately, the strategy appears to be working. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/m...
MAGA goal: Let’s traumatize federal workers
During a speech delivered in 2024, Russell Vought, now the Trump Administration’s director of the federal Office of Management and Budget, called for mass firings of long-time federal employe…
newworkplace.wordpress.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Make no mistake about it: Traumatizing federal workers is part of the MAGA/DOGE agenda, as stated by Trump's current director of the Office of Management and Budget last year. Unfortunately, the strategy appears to be working. newworkplace.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/m...
Like this.
EXCLUSIVE: This just happened onstage in front of 6,000 Bostonians at the Dropkick Murphys concert. "This is America, no kings here!" @dropkickmurphys.com nails it again!!
March 17, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Like this.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's Chief of Staff:
The fight going on in the Democratic Party right now is not between hard left, left and moderate. It’s between those who want to fight and those who want to cave. And Team Fight stretches across all ideological aspects of the Party. Misread this at your own peril.
March 16, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's Chief of Staff:
Dr. Lilia Cortina (U. Michigan) nails it on Trump's targeting of women. www.freep.com/story/opinio...
Who's the target of Trump's disdain? Often, it's women. | Opinion
The Trump Administration is doing a lot of things. What it's not doing: Respecting women.
www.freep.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Dr. Lilia Cortina (U. Michigan) nails it on Trump's targeting of women. www.freep.com/story/opinio...
In a new post to Psychologizing Law, Policy, and Politics, I ask whether the Trump & Vance ambush of Zelensky was more like school yard bullying or domestic abuse. psychologizinglpp.blog/2025/03/06/t...
Trump & Vance vs. Zelensky: School Yard Bullying or Domestic Abuse?
The appalling behavior of U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance toward Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during last Friday’s White House Oval Office meeting constitu…
psychologizinglpp.blog
March 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
In a new post to Psychologizing Law, Policy, and Politics, I ask whether the Trump & Vance ambush of Zelensky was more like school yard bullying or domestic abuse. psychologizinglpp.blog/2025/03/06/t...