Peter - I may have submitted this question already. It's a follow-up to a question I submitted in June, asking what citizens could have done to stop Fascism in 1930s Italy and Germany. You deferred but said you knew someone who is qualified and could answer that question. Please refer me to that source. Thank you, Chuck Edson, Klamath Falls, OR
How do we bring back the political dialogue in this country back to a middle ground, where people actually listen to each other.?
How do we influence the academy to see its' main job to be presentation of empirical evidence, to differentiate empirical evidence from unverifiable (I am not suggesting that anything unverifiable is invalid).
If a donor had $10M or $100M, and wanted to donate that amount most effectively to reducing the polarity of today's culture war, where should those resources be directed?
Is it realistic to think that people will change their red-blue team loyalty after age 30? After age 25?
Most of the electorate is already in a red or blue pocket. Realistically, what are the issues most likely tip the 5% that decide elections, the ones not fully in-pocket? I am not talking about what is "true" or "untrue". Rather, what are the few buttons that we can press to influence that 5%?
Do you have any friends who are NYTimes reporters/staff? Would it be possible for you to cultivate such a friendship?
I have those exact friendships. We've had very candid, revealing conversations. Suffice it to say, not everyone who works for the NYT buys into the narratives.
In your conversation with James Lindsay, he mentioned you both are "not fans" of Stephen J Gould. https://youtu.be/6N4InwnGJeg?t=741 If you don't mind sharing, what part of Gould’s work are you not a fan of?
What contributes to empathy behind a veil of ignorance?
Peter - I may have submitted this question already. It's a follow-up to a question I submitted in June, asking what citizens could have done to stop Fascism in 1930s Italy and Germany. You deferred but said you knew someone who is qualified and could answer that question. Please refer me to that source. Thank you, Chuck Edson, Klamath Falls, OR
Good question. I knew someone who broadly specialized in this. I reached out to him (twice) and did not hear back. I have no idea why. I'm sorry.
Peter,
How do we bring back the political dialogue in this country back to a middle ground, where people actually listen to each other.?
How do we influence the academy to see its' main job to be presentation of empirical evidence, to differentiate empirical evidence from unverifiable (I am not suggesting that anything unverifiable is invalid).
If a donor had $10M or $100M, and wanted to donate that amount most effectively to reducing the polarity of today's culture war, where should those resources be directed?
Is it realistic to think that people will change their red-blue team loyalty after age 30? After age 25?
Most of the electorate is already in a red or blue pocket. Realistically, what are the issues most likely tip the 5% that decide elections, the ones not fully in-pocket? I am not talking about what is "true" or "untrue". Rather, what are the few buttons that we can press to influence that 5%?
Do you have any friends who are NYTimes reporters/staff? Would it be possible for you to cultivate such a friendship?
I have those exact friendships. We've had very candid, revealing conversations. Suffice it to say, not everyone who works for the NYT buys into the narratives.
In your conversation with James Lindsay, he mentioned you both are "not fans" of Stephen J Gould. https://youtu.be/6N4InwnGJeg?t=741 If you don't mind sharing, what part of Gould’s work are you not a fan of?
What contributes to empathy behind a veil of ignorance?
Overlapping magisterium, as just one example.
What are your thoughts on the Justice Department's findings about the Minneapolis police department? The NY Times published this: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/us/police-doj-report-highlights-minneapolis.html?unlocked_article_code=Qh0KO9GFMVux21RPp9nlgqX97DY0scIESxZrpXa3P8oKYTavlnGxg2gx5XpTtdxBfK4zE0m5lVYo5NplZsKbNEs-vbXccV0ngZm3SdxzoRYYK-esRKrQsO9HEHzt4tYdt3iLet0JU4qtVGmAAdr7uEvrUfNvWhSU8m5F5I9LQL1ouwey3ROdRqitB-3rlmtEmFQqDFa_llbpmkno-qXA9HSwUq5BO7Z1o3_C1BrG43Aj9UrTQWlsZD9OPBPjeX5aau2MoQROtb3s8E0ip-fD_0s0HeIVyY-59TvdvKnyixO1wU25OE24Hf4hHk_yLYhdpkPPXmH1_xu1kJMJhK7txwJHABD8zPeccvr2nKI&smid=url-share
I would have to read the actual report and not just a summary.
OK
Thank you for your attemps.