Short Memories
September, 2011
In "Good Crazy" (June), Jon Ronson touches on the role of empathy, or lack thereof, in our perception of a person's madness. I would argue that perspective is also relevant to psychopathy. For example, one reason I tend to reject the ideology of Republican candidates is because they typically come from old money, whereas the typical Democratic candidate grew up with parents who struggled financially. It didn't surprise me that George W. Bush had a hard time empathizing with the workin...
