By Arthur Alpert I read lots of humdrum stuff, but what psychologist Jonathan Haidt told the N.Y. Times a couple of weeks ago was a jolt. “The fervor and passion of partisans is clearly rewarding; and if it’s rewarding, it involves dopamine; and if it involves dopamine, then it is potentially addictive.” Extreme partisans, he [...]
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The Journal Can’t Get Enough of Robert Samuelson’s War Against Geezers
August 18th, 2012 · 1 Comment · budget policy, economy, health care reform, tax policy, Uncategorized
Tags:consumer demand·Dean Baker·economics·entitlements·Jonathan Haidt·Medicaid·Medicare·productivity gains·Robert J. Samuelson·Social Security·Wall Street
