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  • Self-Control in an Age of Excess

    From the Archive: Why is it so hard for us to resist overeating, drinking, smoking and more? Daniel Akst’s new book is “We Have Met the Enemy: Self-Control in an Age of Excess”.

  • Self-Control in an Age of Excess

    How are those New Years resolutions coming? We’ll discuss why it’s so hard for us to resist overeating, drinking, smoking and more this hour with journalist and author Daniel Akst, whose new book is “We Have Met the Enemy: Self-Control in an Age of Excess” (The Penguin Press, 2011).