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‘Is There a Dignified Legal Way, Preferably in Latin, to Say “Holy Shit”?’
Paul Krugman asked this question as his response to the U.S. International Court of Trade decision soundly thumping Trump’s tariff mania. Immediately, I grabbed my Latin-English dictionary. “Holy” is easy. It sprung to mind without the dictionary. Sacer (sacred to … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Judiciary, MAGA, News media, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Latin, Paul Krugman, stercus sacrosanctum, Trumps tariffs, US International Court of Trade
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Is there such a thing as “brainwashing”?
It all started with that uneradicable question: why did anyone vote for Trump? For years I’ve been trying to uncover the answer by digging around in people’s brains. No, I’m kidding. I have been digging around, though, in a wide … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, MAGA, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged amygdalas, brainwashing, Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, Trump
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The Return of the Amygdala!!!
This is a superhero movie I’m definitely signing up for. No reason why you should recall my near-decade obsession with answering the question: how could anyone in my family vote for Trump? Because a couple of them did; I haven’t … Continue reading
Posted in MAGA, Politics, Racism, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged amygdala, brain science, conservative ideology, Dunning-Kruger, Leor Zmigrod, neuroscience, New York Times, Paul Krugman, Trump, Trump voters
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