Does American culture shame too much – or not enough?
- Written by Peter Stearns, University Professor of History, Provost Emeritus, George Mason University
tomertuThe word “shameless” is being tossed around an awful lot these days, which might speak to what many see as the country’s increasingly coarse, vitriolic political discourse. Perhaps, the thinking goes, American culture could use a dose of shame and humility.
But what about people harassed on social media, like Walter Palmer,...
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