Georgia on My Mind

DC Politics National Politics

https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CN11092020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsWashington, DC         In politics there is always tomorrow, not necessarily for the same candidate or party, but the people will be served after a fashion, and the positions will be filled. In this election, the peoples’ favorite wasn’t the reconstruction of the “blue wall” of Wisconsin, Michigan, …

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Confirmation Bias and Election Lessons

Ideas and Issues

https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CN11042020correct.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans   An economist has won the Nobel Prize in no small part for identifying the problem of “confirmation bias.”  Simply put, we tend to find evidence that confirms our bias, and are often unable to sort out the facts from our predilections.  We all do it, …

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