by graham on July 15, 2008
Yesterday I wrote about depression and narcissism in the wealthy, based on a the recent New York Times article titled “Challenges of $600-a-Session Patients.” Today I want to talk about the second striking part of the article–handling success.
Angela and I have recently been talking about “the good student” (registration required). The good student is somebody [...]
by graham on July 15, 2008
There’s so much interesting insight into human behavior in this article, I recommend reading the whole thing. There are two parts of the article that interested me in particular, and I’ll cover them in two separate posts.
The first part:
“In my experience, there was a high incidence of depression in the people who were born [...]
by angela on July 3, 2008
As the media maelstrom over the 17 pregnant teens (one by a 24-year old homeless man) continues, the Financial Times’ Christopher Caldwell offers what’s perhaps the most fair and balanced assessment of the situation. (registration required)
At the risk of sounding crude, though, the parts of sex education relevant to preventing teen pregnancy can be taught [...]
by angela on June 30, 2008
One of the recurring data points in our ongoing discussion about social status, wealth, and consumption is the shocking prevalence of satellite dishes and Land Rovers on Graham’s drive through the projects on his way to U of H. Inconspicuous Consumption: A new theory of the leisure class makes some interesting [...]
