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Do We Elect Narcissistic Leaders?

Season 1 Episode 16 | 7m 51s

A study finds that politicians score higher than other professionals on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, with a spike in characteristics like superiority, arrogance, and entitlement. Do we reward these characteristics with the way we vote? What would happen if we selected our leaders randomly, like we select our jurors for jury duty?

Aired: 09/24/19
Made possible with funding from The Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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