Posts Under ‘ideology’ Category

Of Paranoid Plots and Ponzi Fantasies

We all know rational, intelligent people that honestly believe the most absurd things. I know someone who thinks she was abducted by aliens. On a related note, I also know someone who swears he saw a UFO in Miami Beach. And he was with his mother, who saw it too. I know another person who…Continue Reading…

Climate Tribes

Is your stance on global warming shaped by influential pundits or politicians who share your worldview? In light of the recent George Will/Al Gore/Andrew Revkin blogosphere controversy, kudos to John Fleck for revisiting this important 2007 Yale study. Still, I’m not sure what to make of the study’s essential finding– that your position on say,…Continue Reading…