Nikki Haley contrasts herself with frontrunner Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican primary contest by claiming to be a realist, especially on foreign policy. But her own candidacy is based on a series of fantasies.
Denying Reality Is Bipartisan
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Democrats complain that Republicans don’t live in the reality based world on issues like climate science, vaccines and economics. But they engage a lot in magical thinking as well. In the run up to the 2022 midterm elections in particular, the dream of things that they have to know will and can never happen.
Magical Thinking, Democratic Style
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Republicans aren’t the only party that likes to indulge in magical thinking.
The Evolution of Pop Culture Scapegoats
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In 15 years, America’s crime scapegoats have gone from the invented stage personae of rock musicians like Marilyn Manson to completely fictional art characters with crowd-sourced back stories.
