On Inequality The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe

Melanie hoped to raise her daughter to be a warrior

Amanda Montell's argument is that

teenagers can focus on one task for only sixty-five seconds at a time

but she reaches for warmth and light

On Inequality The Boston GlobeFrom the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Bullshit, the case for worrying less about the rich and more about the poor Economic inequality is one of the most divisive issues of our time. Yet few would argue that inequality is a greater evil than poverty. The poor suffer because they don't have enough, not because others have more, and some have far too much. So why do many people appear to be more distressed by the rich than by the poor?