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Dr. Wilhelm Reich and associates here issue a series of works on political-psychological problems which command attention, especially some second editions of his own, notably his Die Sexualitat im Kultur-kampf and Der Einbruch der Sexual Moral. In addition he offers a slight brochure on Dialektischer Materialismus und Psychoanalyze and
some 60 pages on Psychische Kontact und Vegetativesstromung. Irma Kessel offers a 44 page brochure Kinder Klagen an, with ten short sketches of childhood psychiatric problems, Karl Teschitz a 17 page essay on Religiöse Exstase als Ersatz der Sexuellen Auslösung, as well as a larger brochure of 112 pages on Religion, Kirche, Religionsstreit in Deutschland.
Although these titles are quite disparate nevertheless there is a certain unity in the goal ideas influenced by Reich's own conceptions—which have definite so-called Marxian tendencies. The major work in this collection has been commented on before. In this second edition of his Sexuality in the Cultural Struggles he has the added fascistic developments in Italy to criticize and uses such outspoken phrases as that certain leaders are undoubtedly mentally ill and that the “people,” not only under such rulers but widely distributed are not much better off from a psychiatric point of view and be it underlined, such is the illness of a capitalistic society. Further that the readiness for militarism, for mysticism, and religiosity, for social stupidity in general is due to a faulty handling of the sexuality and that one cannot hope for a healthy social econemy without a better understanding of the sexual factors involved.
As is fairly well recognized in psychoanalytic circles Reich makes extensive use of his character analysis findings to further his fervent Marxian leanings. His detailed descriptions of the “Armor” or “Front” that the leaders have constructed are masterly, even if at times a bit overstrained. There is little question that a Jeremiah is needed to quicken men's souls now t