narcissism

What the Narcissists Have Done to Our Jobs and Health

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.

‘PBS NewsHour’: ‘Money on the Mind’

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.
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The Digital Attack on Fellow-Feeling

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.

A Nation of Narcissists

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!