Rich vs. Poor
The rich have more stressful lives than the poor, declares NYU sociologist Dalton Conley in a Times op-ed; what nonsense, responds Slate's Timothy Noah, who points out that working longer hours doesn't equal more stress, because it usually involves "meetings" which are "dull," but not stressful. Hey, we never imagined chewing over story ideas with Jacob Weisberg and Meghan O'Rourke was a barrel of laughs, but they've got feelings too, Timothy. [NYT/Slate]