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One form of disinformation is the “look over there, not over here” narrative, especially when used to scapegoat a person or a population. We are currently hearing a version of this narrative in the form of an attack on federal employees who are being portrayed as representative of government bloat or corruption. Yet let’s look…
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Complex issues require us to navigate many different intersections of facts, values, interests, and experience. One way we resolve these tensions is through the stories we tell ourselves and others. Often these narratives run below the surface and shape our thinking without the examination they deserve. One widely held although damaging narrative underlying our current politics…
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Over the last several years I taught a course called “Democracy Lab” through the University of Missouri’s Osher Institute. Class members ranged from their late 50s to 90s in age, came from a wide range of backgrounds, and spanned the political spectrum. Most signed up because they wanted to have dialogue with others in the…
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As we noted back in 2017, you reap what you sow. The seeds of this week’s unrest and Capitol riot have been sown for many years throughout our political and popular culture. Conspiracy theories and other forms of misinformation propagated and were allowed to thrive. This week we witnessed the harvest of anger and resentment…
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