Slate’s Emily Bazelon makes Steven Colbert cry when he interviews her about her book on bullying. Colbert raises the issue about whether there should be a Federal Dept. of Bullying. She says there should be bullying studies departments at universities.

It’s pretty funny stuff. There’s power imbalance. Pathos. Empathy. Gender relations.

But really, Alfie. What’s it all about?

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