CONSUMING PASSION. George Ritzer is hawking a new vision for the study of American society -- but is anyone buying? He won’t find out until after June, when he unveils the Journal of Consumer Culture.
A few weeks ago in Ljubljana, Slovenia, I stood before a room full of psychotherapists from 27 countries—from Slovenia to Spain, the U.K. to the U.S.—and, in my keynote address, shared an idea I’ve ...