Many believe that the end of shame started when president George W. Bush ordered the invasion of an independent nation based on the flimsy – if not outright false – allegation that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. Some believe the end of shame occurred when president Bill Clinton was “merely” impeached for a sexual affair and for lying under oath about it. Others see the end of shame occurring when presidential candidate Donald Trump bragged about his sexual transgressions, when a dozen or more women confirmed those words when they accused him of sexual attacks and when the man was still elected president. Was this the end of shame for some? In her “The End of Shame,” Ruth Marcus seems to broach a similar issue.

Source: Huffington Post November 25, 2017 20:03 UTC