Delusions, Conspiracy Theories, and the Internet
"When you're young, you look at television and think, there's a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down. But when you get a little older, you realize that's…
“Abhorrent:” Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Trump’s Treatment of Portland Protesters vs. Insurrectionists
Protesters in Portland, Oregon, took to the streets for more than three straight months following the police killing of George Floyd. In July, former President Donald Trump threatened to jail…
Georgia’s New Voting Law Is Rife With Hidden Horrors
Written by Greg PalastWhen we first reported that handing a slice of pizza to a voter waiting three hours in a line is now a felony in Georgia, other media quickly picked…
Understanding the Dunning-Kruger Effect
Who does THIS sound like?-OEN The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people wrongly overestimate their knowledge or ability in a specific area. This tends to occur because a…
Duckworth describes her astonishing life and the Capitol riots: ‘I knew I could take care of myself’
She may have been the most vulnerable member of Congress when the Capitol was stormed - the senator who had lost both legs in combat in Iraq - but what…