Cognitive dissonance is name given to the discomfort caused by trying to simultaneously hold two conflicting ideas. Policy dissonance might be the name applied when two conflicting ideas are the basis for government action. An example: Texas is still in the worst single-year drought in its history and the hottest summer in Texas history just […]
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One Year Out
The presidential election is one year away. What are we talking about? Is Herman Cain a heinie-pincher? Was Rick Perry drunk at the podium in New Hampshire? Can Barack Obama win re-election? For the answer to number three, see questions one and two. Just like global warming, we’re getting used to this crap and we […]