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Fascinating New Research on Rationality and Powerlessness
By
Gus diZerega
One of my favorite blogs, Balloon Juice, brought my attention to an article reporting research demonstrating that a perception of personal powerlessness leads to a greater tendency towards superstition, conspiracy theories, and false conclusions. I think this has enormous implications for understanding America today. As institutions become ever greater and farther removed from any sensitivity…
Thoughts on the Crisis in American Conservatism
By
Gus diZerega
I have recently seen many discussions by conservatives, real and feigned, attempting to analyze the collapse of the Republican Party at the polls and the apparent repudiation of ‘conservatism’, with no sign of any improvement in the next elections in two years. This led me to think about what went so terribly wrong in conservative…
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