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The Rich Get Dumber

Apr 4, 07 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The more powerful you become, the more oblivious you get, Richard Conniff argues in today's Times, as he takes a gander at explaining a recent spate of high-profile celebrity mishaps ($1.5 million totalled Ferrari, anyone?). Connif points to research at Berkeley that suggests power brings "disinhibition"—more... More »

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intelligence • wealth • money • power • research • celebrity

(Newser) - The same legal argument marshaled to justify mistreating prisoners is behind the Bush administration’s contention that the President can fire U.S. attorneys for any reason or no reason, according to Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick. It’s the theory that a greater power—like killing people in war—embodies... More »

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Bush administration • justice system • US attorney • politics • courts • power • George W. Bush

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