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Chasing Ghosts: Punditry as an illusory affirmation

September 9, 2008

   It’s intriguing that at election time our thinking tends to get sloppy. Not that the season is uncharacteristic of any other time of the year. No. As a species, we are characterized by behaviors presented from well-documented illusory thoughts about our surroundings and each other. Election time just amplifies this phenomenon in an extremely [...]