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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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The Chief Deadbeat is cheating a friend of mine
My friend called me the other day in barely suppressed anxiety. She is a gifted artisan and artist who lives in New York City. She is a freelancer. She gets jobs, does the (fine) work and gets paid for each … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Fascism, Government, MAGA, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Kennedy Center, Trump, US government
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