From Identity Politics to Academic Masturbation

Julian Vigo / Truthdig Mar 28, 2018 How did we arrive at this moment where university learning means parroting incoherent political rhetoric? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

What the Narcissists Have Done to Our Jobs and Health

By Paul Buchheit / AlterNet Oct 19, 2016 Many of the super wealthy move further to the political right, care less about the feelings and needs of others, and become anti-social, less generous with their money and less willing to support the economic needs of all members of society. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘PBS NewsHour’: ‘Money on the Mind’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 24, 2013 A UC Berkeley study published earlier in 2013 showed links between wealth and selfish, anti-social behavior. The damning results are worth repeating. Compared with their poorer counterparts, wealthier participants consistently took more candy from children, cheated at games for petty cash prizes, lied during negotiations, stole at work and endorsed unethical behavior. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Wealth Breeds Narcissism

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2013 Though it may already seem obvious that richer people are generally more entitled than poorer ones, a new study reveals there’s psychological evidence to support this assessment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Digital Attack on Fellow-Feeling

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 20, 2013 A philosopher's keynote speech on the subject of reading delivered at the annual meeting of the Writers' Union of Canada in May and republished in the August issue of Harper's Magazine contains startling figures that connect a rise in society-wide online activity with a drop in empathy and a rise in "narcissistic-personality disorder" in younger generations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Nation of Narcissists

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2009 Is American exceptionalism just a euphemism for nationalized narcissism? Are narcissists to blame for the cataclysm on Wall Street? Stephen Colbert takes a read on the national zeitgeist and brings in Slate columnist Emily Yoffe to declare that certain public figures might suffer from narcissistic personality disorder. Let the armchair diagnosing commence! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )