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I'm Not Calm
This degree of uncertainty makes me anxious.
Jul 20
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The Lessons Of Legacy: The Peak-End Rule And Tripwires
Alice Munro's scandal and my great-grandfather's untimely demise
Jul 13
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The Republican Party Swipes Right For The Paranoid Style Of Politics
Applying Richard Hofstadter’s majestic 1964 essay, “The Paranoid Style in American Politics” to our current political situation.
Jul 6
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June 2024
Unfulfilled Dreams Can Make Us Suffer Even If Our Dreams Were Impossible
I dreamed of being a “magnificent ruthless fellow” as did Newland Archer from The Age of Innocence
Jun 29
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In Search Of Moral Justification For My Wealth
The book Uneasy Street contends that trying to be a “good” wealthy person adds, insidiously, to the problem of economic inequality
Jun 22
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Parental Malpractice, The Sorrows of Childhood, The Compensations Of Privilege
The third plague comes to Park Avenue
Jun 15
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My Mother's Snobbery Wrecked My Relationship
Old Money vs. New Money
Jun 8
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She Was Popular, I Was A Nerd: My Improbable High School Romance
My first and only high school girlfriend, Heidi, disparaged herself to be with me. I use disparagement in its original sense–– to marry or have a…
Jun 1
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May 2024
No One Throws Up in the Alps
A guest post about letting loose from hidden depths
May 25
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Does America Have Too Many People
Immigration, the working class, and the American Dream
May 18
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I Forgot That Monday Was Holocaust Remembrance Day
My Jewish identity and the perils of assimilation
May 11
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My Family Story of Generational Wealth
An immigrant's triumph, a few fortunate marriages, one family schism healed through wisdom, another family schism made permanent through betrayal.
May 4
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