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Basu: Whatever the reason, Weiner's actions were pathetic

Des Moines Register, June 7, 2011

My empathy is for the men who can't find work and can't afford to get a degree, who are falling behind by most standard measures -- not the guys with every advantage, stuck in what author Kay Hymowitz calls a prolonged adolescence. And it's for the women who work diligently, quietly and with dignity only to get dragged into the slime their husbands made.

Whatever demons haunt a man in his situation, they are no excuse for hurting people and shirking the blame. If he really had a problem controlling himself, he should have come clean about it to his wife and sought a solution instead of leaving her blindsided and humiliated.

Power May Increase Promiscuity: Men are the center of sex scandals because they hold the center of power. Interesting research on NPR.