America's Forty-Year Flirtation with Narcissism

America needs an antifragile movement

America is progressing through a forty-year movement towards institutionalized narcissism. We were told the movement was meant to build the self-esteem of our nation’s youth. But self-esteem alone does not turn kids into astronauts. You could also use hard work, persistence, and a bit of luck. The pinnacle of this self-congratulatory era is participatio…