I find there is significant polarization of social and non-social policy opinion, both in terms of the average public-preferred level of government action in these areas and the conflict over it. Contrary to the consensus in the literature, I find that elite opinion is responsive to mass ...
It stressed that development could come to a dangerous impasse as a consequence. Can we deal with these challenges? We can and one practicable way is to implement the GDI, steering global development to a new stage of balanced, coordinated and inclusive growth. An important public good provided...
Where political identities come from, in one cartoon Current Projects: >Capitalism and Morality >Business Ethics >Viewpoint Diversity in the Academy >Politics, Polarization, and Populism Recent Essays: >The Fragile Generation(with Lenore Skenazy, in Reason) ...
“Facebook … knows—they have admitted in public—that engagement-based ranking is dangerous without integrity and security systems but then not rolled out those integrity and security systems in most of the languages in the world,” she told the Senate today. “It is pulling families apart...
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If you were alone in a cave with a hungry bear, common sense would say to be careful, since a hungry bear can be dangerous. And yet, if we switch it to humans, one is supposed to believe that if you are waltzing down a street in the poorest part of Kentucky, or a street of ...
This third election is another reminder of how badly we miscalculated. And if we do not correct course, we will find ourselves in the grip of a far more dangerous authoritarianism than what we see today. This isn’t just about losing an election — it’s about losing the future. ...
not a human being.When speaking to a loved one who holds a polarized or harmful view, try reversing, “I love you, but …” For example: “I do not respect Trump because he upholds policies that threaten who I am, but I respect you.” Or “I cannot abide by dangerous conspiracy the...
reprising themes of the “authoritarian personality,” who claim that support for conservatism is undergirded by a psychological need for “uncertainty avoidance; intolerance of ambiguity; needs for order, structure, and closure; perception of a dangerous world; and fear of death” (Jost and Hunyad...
I think we could say that there is less resilience, but I think that that's a dangerous statement because there are plenty of kids who are extraordinarily resilient in very, very challenging circumstances. I would n...