{"id":47967,"date":"2013-01-09T07:43:01","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T15:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=47967"},"modified":"2013-01-09T07:43:01","modified_gmt":"2013-01-09T15:43:01","slug":"elizabeth-wurtzel-confronts-herself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=47967","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Wurtzel Confronts Herself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A friend says to me: <A HREF=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/thecut\/2013\/01\/elizabeth-wurtzel-on-self-help.html\">Elizabeth Wurtzel<\/a> is very smart, but not wise.  Anyone who has conducted a thorough self examination can relate. <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\/dreher\/elizabeth-wurtzel-only-been-to-me\/\">Rod  Dreher<\/a> is correct in that she can\u2019t seem to understand her own judgmental qualities. She thinks she is deeply insightful, instead of superficially insightful in a way that allows her to pretend she is being wholly honest. You should check out the pictures of her as a young woman. She was really beautiful and incredibly sexy. That provides  an easy way to avoid having to address the hard issues of planning your life.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A friend says to me: Elizabeth Wurtzel is very smart, but not wise. Anyone who has conducted a thorough self examination can relate. Rod Dreher is correct in that she can\u2019t seem to understand her own judgmental qualities. 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