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So why do the under 40s of today whine like little bitches? Apparently it is because of Free to Be You and Me and other self esteem promoting programs. That's the argument in a new book at least. Having not read the book, I will only say that the idea that you can have it all does conflict with the notion of social responsibility. Also in their own ways, both left and right are guilty of weakening the public space.

In response to the lame top books list from the NYT, Reason put out a short piece that links to an older Reason piece wondering why novelists are no longer the cultural heroes they once were. I think it's because we're whiny little bitches.