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Chasing Ghosts: Punditry as an illusory affirmation

September 9, 2008

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   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 [...]