According to this post at Alternet, there are many forms of rampant self-indulgence. The GOP specializes in the most pernicious forms: While the culture at large was adjusting to the idea that families don't all look the same and that private sexual morality was not the business of the state,…
Psyblog presents a handy summary of ten of the most famous social psychology studies. The post is a succinct review of each of the following studies, along with thoughtful commentary. The social psychological studies include the following: 1. The Halo Effect - Nisbett 2. Cognitive Dissonance - Festinger 3. Robbers Cave…
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Warning: The site discussed in this post might be a scam. Check the comments before doing business with this site. I visited The Art of Mental Warfare tonight. It presents itself as a "clarion call to action for an apathetic nation." The site is based on a book of the same…
The news, reported by Jamison Foser of Media Matters, is depressing: Through 17 debates this year, roughly 1,500 questions have been asked of the two parties' presidential candidates. But only a small handful of questions have touched on the candidates' views on executive power, the Constitution, torture, wiretapping, or other…