The U.S. is inexperienced as a democracy, and it’s showing
@drlisacorrigan.bsky.social joins @matthew.flux.community for a discussion of how America's inexperience with democracy is why it is endangered today
Donald Trump has never been more unpopular than now. And yet the Democratic Party is even more disliked.
@rickperlstein.bsky.social joined @matthew.flux.community for a discussion on where former Trump supporters might go now, and Democrats' refusal to listen to their own voters:
Chatbots aren’t conscious, but the specific details as to why are important
@virginiaheffernan.bsky.social joined @matthew.flux.community for a wide-ranging discussion about minds, meaning, and artificial intelligence which introduces his new Epistemic Flux Theory:
With Callais decision, the right-wing Supreme Court majority has unveiled the inescapable reality of Republican white supremacism
Democrats need to find a way to rally a majority against the dire threat of GOP racism and its threat to modern America
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Historian Lisa Corrigan on how Democrats haven’t learned how to wield power to preserve democracy
A discussion about minds, meaning, and artificial intelligence
With gerrymandering set to nullify key gains of the civil rights movement, Democrats need to find a way to rally a majority against the dire threat of GOP racism and its threat to modern America
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Historian Rick Perlstein on how America got this way
MAGA is not a monolith, and that’s why Trump’s poll numbers have fallen
Pollster Stephen Hawkins joined @matthew.flux.community on "Theory of Change" to discuss his 11,000 person survey of Trump voters that reveals many internal divisions, including some younger men being much more extreme.
New research suggests how brains help us decide who to trust and why
A rare genetic disorder that damages the amygdala is helping neuroscientists rethink the origins of trust and fear
Pope Leo, Opus Dei, and the battle for the soul of Catholicism
@garethgore.bsky.social joins @matthew.flux.community for an hour-long discussion on Opus Dei, reactionary Catholicism, and how American converts are trying to Protestantize the pope
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Pollster Stephen Hawkins on a new report that examines the seams in the MAGA coalition
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Delighted to join @matthew.flux.community again at Theory of Change to chat about US politics and liberal fantasies of governance!
The U.S. is inexperienced as a democracy, and it’s showing
@drlisacorrigan.bsky.social joins @matthew.flux.community for a discussion of how America's inexperience with democracy is why it is endangered today
Historian Lisa Corrigan on how Democrats haven’t learned how to wield power to preserve democracy
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