Why our brain is hard-wired to love Trump

  Posted on December 18, 2015 By

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Interesting Politico piece arguing we don’t really care about the truth, the reason why so many politicians get away with lies. We are inclined to believe them unless we have a previous reason not to believe them. It’s all about cognitive dissonance.

Related, some insight on whether the Republican party will survive the Donald.

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