https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/07/more-on-the-nyt-a-psychologists-view/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 18:14:30 -0400<![CDATA[Apropos our discussions of The New York Times and its influence on society, Catherine Johnson called to my attention a six-month old essay by Martin Seligman, one of America&#8217;s most inluential psychologists, Misreporting Science in the New York Times: Against Happiness. Many of us see the negativism of the Times and similar media as a kind of political vendetta cum self-justification but Seligman, a lifelong liberal, sees something arguably more disturbing.]]>Fri, 07 Jan 2005 19:22:20 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2005/01/07/more-on-the-nyt-a-psychologists-view-n206310