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Monthly Archives: October 2022
SA: Conservative and Liberal Brains Might Have Some Real Differences
From Scientific American, Oct. 26, 2020: * …conservatives desire security, predictability and authority more than liberals do, and liberals are more comfortable with novelty, nuance and complexity. * Understanding the influence of partisanship on identity, even down to the level … Continue reading
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NYT: They Legitimized the Myth of a Stolen Election — and Reaped the Rewards
During the first couple of months of 2021, Donald Trump’s ridiculous claims about voter fraud were effectively re-interpreted as protests against unconstitutional procedures and this allowed any Republican to sign on to a campaign for “election integrity” even though there … Continue reading
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Process (Liberals) Vs Ends (Conservatives)
From a realist (ala John Mearsheimer perspective), the primary purpose of a nation-state is to survive. This sounds ends-oriented rather than process-oriented. From the perspective of Jewish law, a Jew may violate any Jewish law but three to survive. This … Continue reading
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Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the UK
Simon Kuper writes this 2022 book: * Britain does have world-class scientists, engineers and quants, but they are stuck in the engine room while the rhetoricians drive the train. Modern Oxford has specialised in producing the politicians and civil servants … Continue reading
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People Never Say What They Mean (10-21-22)
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