Dr. Laurie Helgoe on her book Fragile Bully exploring narcissism in the age of Trump (4/30/19)

Published: April 30, 2019, 10:02 p.m.

Even before Donald Trump entered America’s highest office, an international survey revealed that narcissism is part of the assumed “national character” of Americans. In her book “Fragile Bully: Understanding Our Destructive Affair With Narcissism in the Age of Trump,” psychologist Dr. Laurie Helgoe looks beyond the sound bites of self-aggrandizing celebrities and selfish tweets to the real problem of narcissism. Join us for a conversation with Dr. Laurie Helgoe about our national love affair with powerful narcissists in this installment of “Leonard Lopate at Large” on WBAI.