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The marketplace of misleading ideas
In the marketplace of ideas, are people shopping for truth?
Jul 21
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Are people too flawed, ignorant, and tribal for open societies?
A deep dive into four factors that prevent members of open societies from understanding political reality: complexity, invisibility, incentives, and…
Jul 13
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Six months on Substack
Six brief reflections
Jul 7
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June 2024
Biden's age and the problem with the misinformation cope
The tendency to dismiss challenges to liberal orthodoxies as "misinformation" is costly.
Jun 29
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Dan Williams
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Thoughts on ideology
Ideology, left versus right, and political psychology
Jun 23
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Socialism, self-deception, and spontaneous order
In 'Why Not Socialism?', G.A. Cohen mistakes our self-deceptive fairytales about cooperation for the real motives that underlie it.
Jun 15
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Misinformation poses a smaller threat to democracy than you might think
A new article in Nature by prominent misinformation researchers is badly argued, misunderstands basic issues, and misrepresents critics.
Jun 7
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How Dangerous is Misinformation?
The problem with alarmism about "misinformation" is not that it is too pessimistic about the state of media and public discourse. The problem is that it…
Jun 2
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May 2024
Cynicism for thee but not for me
Is it only your rivals and enemies who seek status and engage in virtue signalling?
May 26
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Dan Williams
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Strategic Altruism: The Machiavellian Roots of Human Kindness
Nice Nazis, friendly factory farmers, and the evolution of sincere but selective moral instincts
May 19
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Dan Williams
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Debunking Disinformation Myths, Part 2: The Politics of Big Disinfo
Does widespread alarm about “disinformation” reflect an objective and apolitical concern with dangerous lies or a thinly veiled political project…
May 12
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The misinformation wars - a reading list
Important readings that challenge conventional wisdom about the nature, novelty, prevalence, and impact of misinformation.
May 5
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