Entries by Kevin MacDonald
Charleston, cognitive psychology, and media influence
It’s worth thinking about some basic psychology in relation to the Charleston events. Cognitive psychologists study heuristics that people use to make judgments about the likelihood of events that are complexly determined — things like airplane crashes or shark attacks. A heuristic relevant to Charleston is the availability heuristic, where people make judgments and form attitudes based […]
The Rachel Dolezal Phenomenon
The case of Rachel Dolezal, the “trans-Black” who is the head of an NAACP chapter and has apparently reported false “hate-crimes” is all over the Internet. It’s hard to know if this is just a case of rent-seeking by someone taking advantage of Black privilege or a case of someone who really does identify as […]
Le Lobby des Bombardeurs de l’Iran se prépare pour 2016
Original article: The Bomb Iran Lobby Gears Up for 2016 Article d’origine publié le 8 juin 2015 “Le Lobby des Bombardeurs de l’Iran se prépare pour 2016: Un bloc soudé de néoconservateurs jusqu’au-boutistes a mis l’Iran en tête d’agenda de la politique étrangère du Parti Républicain“ par Sina Toossi ; chronique “Foreign Policy in Focus” (Revue de […]
The Bomb Iran Lobby Gears Up for 2016
“The Bomb Iran Lobby Gears Up for 2016: A tight-knit group of neocon dead-enders is pushing Iran to the forefront of the GOP’s foreign policy agenda“ by Sina Toosi; Foreign Policy in Focus In a recent TV ad, a van snakes its way through an American city. As the driver fiddles with the radio dial, dire warnings about […]
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