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Retroactive Liability for our Financial Woes
Posted on September 27, 2008
In the following editorial, “Take the Banker’s Porsche” (published in The Seattle Post Inquirer), Situationist contributor Adam Benforado makes an interesting case for a tort-like response to our financial situation. * * * With our eyes focused on the staggering price tag of the impending bailout, it is easy to overlook the fact that a […]
Posted in Law, Public Policy | 2 Comments »
The Situation of the American Middle Class
Posted on June 11, 2008
Last month, NPR’s On Point (with host Tom Ashbrook) had a one-hour show titled “Falling Behind Our Parents.” Here’s the show’s description. * * * Nan Mooney is thirtysomething, well-educated, the child of baby boomers who herself grew up with all the accoutrements of what was very recently thought to be a regular middle-class American […]
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The Situation of the Mortgage Crisis
Posted on May 12, 2008
Economist Robert Frank recently wrote an editorial for the Washington Post, titled “Don’t Blame All Borrowers,” in which he questions Senator McCain’s recent statement regarding possible that “it is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers.” Frank takes a more […]
Posted in Choice Myth, Education, Public Policy | 1 Comment »
The Situation of Noisy Neighbors
Posted on April 25, 2008
On The Situationist, we regularly examine the ways in which people under-appreciate, or altogether miss, the extent to which the situation around and within them influences their thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. Sometimes, though, the situation is more obvious than subtle. Take, for instance, the situation of noise and disruption emanating from your neighbors. Mickey […]
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The Changing Situation of Survivalism
Posted on April 10, 2008
Alex Williams of the New York Times has a fascinating piece on the increasing number of Americans who have embraced survivalist-related activities. What had previously been viewed as paranoid endeavors are now becoming more mainstream. We excerpt portions of his article below. * * * Faced with a confluence of diverse threats — a tanking […]
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The Financial Squeeze: Bad Choices or Bad Situations?
Posted on November 2, 2007
Bob Sullivan wrote a terrific article last month on the sources of pressing debt loads for much of America’s middle class. It reviews and echoes some of the best research on how situational forces are attributed to the dispositions of the individuals and families feeling the squeeze of situation. We have excerpted Sullivan’s article below. […]
Posted in Choice Myth, Deep Capture | 7 Comments »
