Dissident Politics

Pragmatic politics focused on the public interest for those uncomfortable with America's two-party system and its way of doing politics. Considering the interface of politics with psychology, cognitive science, social behavior, morality and history.

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

To impeach or not to impeach... that is the question.

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A friend and I were discussing Trump's possible impeachment, on another blog. While s/he thinks Trump should be impeached for ethi...

The 9/11 Attacks: A Brief Origin and Cost Summary

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Origin Some of the origin story is bitterly contested. Bin Laden explained why he attacked the US in an open letter. Several main reas...

Monday, September 9, 2019

Human Cognitive Biases in Politics

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Human cognition is complex. Perceptions of reality and thinking about what is perceived can be influenced by one or more biases. Most of our...

Sunday, September 8, 2019

Honestly, What Kind of a Nation Are We?

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Recently, a number of news items have appeared that discuss unhappiness among at least some white people visiting plantations about mention ...

Saturday, September 7, 2019

Policy Proposal: Defense of Democracy and Rebuilding Trust

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By now, most minds are made up about the president. Further complaining about him isn’t going to change hardly any of those minds, if any at...

Friday, September 6, 2019

So What Went Wrong?

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In light of #sharpiegate and Hurricane #AlaDoriangate , Donald Trump's latest personal meltdown, I feel I have to make this comment, ...

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