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Cass Sunstein Takes on the Death Panel Myth

Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2013

I wrote a while back about some research I conducted with Jason Reifler and Brendan Nyhan on how fact checking influences people’s belief in whether Obamacare created death panels, to decide which old or disabled peoples to kill.  Yesterday, Cass … Continue reading →

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Abraham Lincoln on Perspective Taking

Posted on Wednesday, March 27, 2013

I write frequently about the importance of perspective taking in clinician/patient interaction. Seeing the world through other people’s eyes is also a crucial moral and political skill. No surprise then that Abe Lincoln showed great perspective taking abilities. Consider these … Continue reading →

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Partisan Drift Over the Environment: Are Republicans Wandering Away from their Voters?

Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013

There’s a fascinating new analysis available, looking at parallels between the politics of health care and the environment. It is led by Theda Skocpol, a social scientist at Harvard (whose writing about health policy and the Tea Party are wonderful). … Continue reading →

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