January 6, 2021, was not the culmination of Donald Trump’s narcissistic embrace of conspiracies. Instead, the day was a midpoint in Trumpism and the decline of…
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Public policy debates, especially in digital media.
Reporter and podcaster Jesse Singal has given us a wonderful look into how and why social sciences promote junk science. The Quick Fix: Why Fad…
Comments closed“You really should be speaking out about…” a colleague will begin. I recognize the opening and anticipate the polite “suggestion” that I take a public…
Comments closedFor many years, I thought of Rush Limbaugh as the satirical version of a radical conservative. I assumed it was all a joke because that’s…
Comments closedThe people with whom we associated voluntarily, the organizations and groups to which we belong, communicate our values. Our associations define us because people assume…
Comments closedThe 2020 election is less than a month away and Democratic consultants have raised concerns that some “movement slogans” could cost the party seats in…
Comments closed“What is your opinion of the #BlackLivesMatter and George Floyd protests?” a follower asked, rhetorically. “You’re not commenting on your blog or publicly on social…
Comments closedNow that every educator is supposedly delivering an online education to students, we need to educate parents, students, administrators, politicians and even some of our…
Comments closedDemocratic primary debates, of which we’ve now had ten, are exemplars of what debates should not be, how not to persuade people to change opinions,…
Comments closedThe impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump begins later today, January 21, 2020. Most of us presume to know the conclusion: acquittal by the Republican-majority…
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