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Ideology and Falsity

Here is the article I mentioned about a study from Princeton and Northwestern U. that suggests America is no longer a democracy.

Commentary on the study:

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-27074746

And, for those of you who need the original study:

https://www.princeton.edu/~mgilens/Gilens%20homepage%20materials/Gilens%20and%20Page/Gilens%20and%20Page%202014-Testing%20Theories%203-7-14.pdf

This TED talk explores the idea that fiction can overcome identity politics:

http://www.ted.com/talks/elif_shafak_the_politics_of_fiction

On political correctness:

https://www.facebook.com/PoliticallyIncorrectHydeParkConfessions?filter=3

http://www.blackyouthproject.com/2013/04/the-unsuprising-racism-at-elite-universities/