Stone Age Brain
Rick Shenkman is the author of "Political Animals: How Our Stone Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics" (Basic Books, 2016). You can sign up for Rick's blog! Just submit your email address below and you'll receive an email every time he blogs. It's free. Your email will never be sold or transferred.
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Oct 9, 2019
Saudi Arabia's Pearl Harbor
by Stone Age Brain
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Sep 8, 2019
Should We Give Up on Democracy?
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Apr 16, 2019
I Stuck with Nixon. Here’s Why Science Says I Did It.
by Stone Age Brain
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Oct 3, 2018
Why Can't Americans Accept the Fact that Columbus Was Not a Hero?
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Jul 23, 2018
Trump's treating his voters like chumps
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Jun 15, 2018
The Psychology Behind the Trump Cult
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Mar 30, 2018
The Malcolm Gladwell Presidency
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Mar 14, 2018
Why This Was the Generation Cursed with a Donald Trump
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Feb 16, 2018
Americans Have Again Ranked JFK Among the 3 Best Modern Presidents
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Jan 31, 2018
Why Stories Are so Important in Politics
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Jan 19, 2018
Is Facebook’s Decision to Downplay Politics Really a Blow to Journalism?
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Oct 3, 2017
Country Guitarist Changes His Mind on Gun Control after Vegas: Why That's Not Surprising.
by Stone Age Brain
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Aug 11, 2017
If We Go to War in Korea Trump's Poll Numbers Almost Certainly Would Go Up
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Jun 3, 2017
When Will Trump Voters Realize They've Been Had?
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May 5, 2017
Don't Trump's Voters Care About the Truth?
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Apr 30, 2017
No, Democrats Shouldn't Learn to Hate Like the Right
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Feb 15, 2017
Russiagate
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Oct 22, 2016
Are Voters Easily Manipulated?
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Oct 20, 2016
Thank You Donald Trump. Seriously. Thank You.
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Sep 22, 2016
How to Watch the Debates
by Stone Age Brain
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