Jun
10
Harvard and Princeton Duped by Student
June 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Yahoo ran this interesting article yesterday about a young man who got into Harvard with false credentials, and then, when discovered, managed to get accepted into Princeton. The antagonist had claimed, falsely, that he attended the prestigious Phillips Academy at Andover and attended MIT. There is no doubt that Adam Wheeler was status fixated, but [...]
Jun
4
Upper-class Sports
June 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment
When I think about “upper-class” in terms of western culture I think of certain sports. Indeed, forget money because class is a matter of activity, right? I do not believe there is anything innate about these sports that make them upper-class other than association and history. An important aspect of these sports is that many [...]