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Abuse of Tradition
The thing about claiming tradition is that it is precisely that: a claim. That doesn’t make it real, right, or true. We’re for the status quo.
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The Benefit of Confusion
It is easy to recognize why confusion is a problem. What we often fail to recognize is its benefit. And precisely WHO benefits from it.
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Why “they started it” is the defense of the guilty
At once obvious and devious, focusing on who starts a conflict is a clever way to avoid thinking about who is exploiting it.
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The truth about polarization we don’t want to hear
We talk about polarization like its something that happens to us. Rather than the byproduct of what we’re actually doing.
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The Challenge for Moral Persuasion
There are things all people value. But we’ve entered a time in which building up those connections are nearly impossible.
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The counterintuitive way we avoid problems
When wrestling with a problem like climate change, we get lost, confused, and frustrated. But we do this on purpose.