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Author Archives: Luke Ford
Has the New Right Already Peaked?
The Bulwark reports: THE HYPERONLINE, CULTURE-WAR-FIXATED, democracy-skeptical movement known as the New Right is on the proverbial march. Their recent gains include Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, which he has spent much of the last two years retooling to better … Continue reading
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Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe
Hugo Mercier wrote in this 2020 book: * Writers for the Washington Post and Foreign Policy claim Donald Trump was elected thanks to the “gullibility” of “ignorant” voters. A common view of Brexit—the vote for Britain to leave the European … Continue reading
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The Role of Identity in Conservative Claims of Cultural Oppression
In his work in progress, Conservative Claims of Cultural Oppression: On the Nature and Origins of Conservaphobia, Rony Guldmann writes: * Notwithstanding their ostensible egalitarianism and pragmatism, the liberal elites are committed to their own particular brand of identity politics, … Continue reading
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The People vs The Elite (7-30-24)
01:00 Who is Kamala Harris? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15665612:00 Robin Hanson, Professor & Author of “The Elephant In The Brain: Hidden Motives In Everyday Life”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTf97SCyVQg12:30 Medicine doesn’t matter much for length and quality of life14:00 Body language and dominance21:00 Carnal Knowledge (1971), … Continue reading
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Representations of reliability: The rhetoric of political flip-flopping
Joshua Bentley published in 2019: One option when a politician changes positions is to simply announce the new position without acknowledging any change occurred. Ignoring the flip-flop may allow the politician to avoid awkward questions about it, if the issue … Continue reading
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