Does the US have more A*holes today?

Everyday we encounter jerks.  Some have recently argued that the number of jerks has increased exponentially as we all experience greater stress and more frequent encounters, in denser urban environments.  But when those jerks go to far, than they truly become assholes.

But why so many, why now and what can we do about it?  That's the question that Aaron James asks in Assholes: A Theory.

My conversation with Aaron James: