After Anders Breivik’s murderous rampage in Norway, he stood and held up a finger asking for a Band-Aid. Psychiatrists described him as an extreme narcissist. Anne Manne explores excessive self-focus from mild to extreme manifestation and  how the new narcissistic character-type emerging from our rampant consumer culture can distort relationships, sport, undermine empathy for the vulnerable, and even subvert democratic politics.

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After Anders Breivik’s murderous rampage in Norwa…

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