Do They Really Believe That Stuff?
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/do-they-really-believe-that-stuff
According to a new book, America’s political derangement has psychological roots.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/do-they-really-believe-that-stuff
According to a new book, America’s political derangement has psychological roots.
Why the Heck Isn’t She Running Away with This?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/opinion/harris-trump-close-race.html
David Brooks:
For example, the progressive priesthood, quite admirably, is committed to fighting racial oppression. Its members believe that the way to do that is to be hyperaware of racial categories — in the diversity, equity and inclusion way — in order to rearrange preferences to support historically oppressed groups.
Most Americans also seek to fight racism, but they seek to do it in a different way. Their goal is to reduce the salience of racial categories so that people’s talents and initiative determine their life outcomes. According to a 2022 University of Southern California survey of Americans, 92 percent of respondents agreed with this statement: “Our goal as a society should be to treat all people the same without regard to the color of their skin.” Which is why only a third of Americans in a recent Pew Research Center survey said they supported using race as a factor in college admissions.
Related: https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Politics-Without-Winners-Can-Either-Party-Build-a-Majority-Coalition.pdf
The Hidden Politics of Disorder
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/18/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-charles-fain-lehman.html
Ezra Klein:
Violent crime is down, not up. Why won’t people look at the numbers? It’s begun to remind me of the economic debates over much of the past year. On the most important data, the economy looks good. But people are angry. You can say the people are wrong, or you can ask what the data is missing.
I think there is something missing in the violent crime data. That thing is disorder.
Related: https://thecausalfallacy.com/p/its-time-to-talk-about-americas-disorder
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/opinion/harris-trump-close-race.html
David Brooks:
For example, the progressive priesthood, quite admirably, is committed to fighting racial oppression. Its members believe that the way to do that is to be hyperaware of racial categories — in the diversity, equity and inclusion way — in order to rearrange preferences to support historically oppressed groups.
Most Americans also seek to fight racism, but they seek to do it in a different way. Their goal is to reduce the salience of racial categories so that people’s talents and initiative determine their life outcomes. According to a 2022 University of Southern California survey of Americans, 92 percent of respondents agreed with this statement: “Our goal as a society should be to treat all people the same without regard to the color of their skin.” Which is why only a third of Americans in a recent Pew Research Center survey said they supported using race as a factor in college admissions.
Related: https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Politics-Without-Winners-Can-Either-Party-Build-a-Majority-Coalition.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/18/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-charles-fain-lehman.html
Ezra Klein:
Violent crime is down, not up. Why won’t people look at the numbers? It’s begun to remind me of the economic debates over much of the past year. On the most important data, the economy looks good. But people are angry. You can say the people are wrong, or you can ask what the data is missing.
I think there is something missing in the violent crime data. That thing is disorder.