Social Behavior

60 Minutes and Greg Mortenson’s Fraud: The Power of Sentimentality

Greg Mortenson’s fraud upon the American public, recently exposed by Steve Kroft on ’60 Minutes’, catered to our weakness for a sentimental view of the world, with an all-white hero whose saintly deeds evoked a misty-eyed response that made us reach for our checkbooks.

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