To paraphrase The Notorious B.I.G., “Mo money, mo problems.” ANews Shrink column I ghostwrote.
Madoff’s Houdini Syndrome
Despite his yacht and penthouse, Madoff wasn’t in it for the money — like Houdini, he kept pushing the bar to gain prestige.
News Shrink: Inside Blago’s Brain
It’s a story as old as politics: man is corrupted by power and implodes his career in spectacularly arrogant fashion. But not all corrupt politicians think like prostitutes. The News Shrink cracks open Blagojevich’s psyche.
News Shrink: McCain’s Revenge
In losing, John McCain has fulfilled his fondest wish: revenge on the Republican Party. And he has achieved this revenge in a particularly satisfying way: by subconsciously using the party’s own tactics to defeat itself.
News Shrink: Gamblers Take Note
What the candidates’ body language and spoken language said about them in the third debate.
News Shrink: What McCain Was Really Saying
McCain wants to be Sarah Palin, Obama feels guilty about winning, and neither candidate really wants to be president.