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Category Archives: Politics
Representations of reliability: The rhetoric of political flip-flopping
I just encountered a communications academic who’s consistently clear and fun to read — Joshua M. Bentley. His latest paper: “This study used a qualitative analysis of political flip-flops (N = 141) to create a typology of rhetorical strategies for … Continue reading
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Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: A Review
When capable people realize you are a loser, they will just exit. They won’t say anything. They won’t try to change you. The opportunities you’ve missed out on? You won’t even know what you lost. Rob Henderson writes: I listened … Continue reading
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‘What Happens When Extremists Win Primaries?’
From LSE: Why, then, do Democratic and Republican incumbents diverge so much, ideologically? In my ongoing book project, I argue that we have missed a key factor in the ideological divergence of candidates and, as a result, in the growth … Continue reading
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Elections have big consequences that last for decades
From LSE: Every election cycle, voters are told by pundits and commentators that this particular election counts and that it is likely to shape public policy for decades to come. In new research, Anthony Fowlerand Andrew B. Hall find that … Continue reading
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Hegemonic Degeneration
Ed West writes: Progressivism already suffers from what Swedish academic Carl Ritter called “hegemonic degeneration”, that when a belief becomes established, made flabby by institutional protection, then the genuinely interesting and intellectually curious will look for something else. The most … Continue reading
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