ignorance 
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SOURCE: Politico
7-26-17
Half of Trump voters say Trump won popular vote
A Politico/Morning Consult poll out early Wednesday found 49 percent of Trump voters think he won the popular vote, compared to just 40 percent who think Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton won it.
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SOURCE: LA Progressive
7-21-17
Revisiting H.L. Mencken in The Age of Trump
by Frank Fear
“On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of this land will reach their heart’s content at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
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SOURCE: Foreign Policy
6-16-17
Max Boot Says "Donald Trump Is Proving Too Stupid to Be President"
by Max Boot
A smart person wouldn't act like he's acting, says Boot.
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7-19-16
Review of “Democracy for Realists” by Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels
by Ilya Somin
In "Democracy for Realists," Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels offer a powerful challenge to popular assumptions about democracy.
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SOURCE: Grammarly
7-18-16 (date accessed)
Study Shows Political Language Is Changing, Affects Parties Differently
Less complex language correlates with higher poll results for Republican politicians, while simpler rhetoric corresponds to lower poll results for Democrats.
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7-5-16
The Horrifying Ways Plain Old Ignorance Bolsters Racism
by Ilya Somin
Ignorance promotes prejudice, zero-sum thinking and the fear of out groups.
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2-28-16
Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About Donald Trump's America
by Rick Shenkman
But will we learn it?
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5-11-15
Snoop Dogg Thinks 'Game of Thrones' Actually Happened, is Based on History
When a reporter for the New York Post asked him about being a fan of the series, Snoop replied: “I watch it for historic reasons, to try to understand what this world was based on before I got here.”
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SOURCE: WSJ
10-15-14
Study Finds Many Colleges Don’t Require Core Subjects Like History, Government
Few Schools Mandate Study of Areas Such as Economics or Foreign Languages
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SOURCE: commdiginews.com
5-10-14
America’s education receives a failing grade
“The results tell us that, as a country, we are failing to provide children with a high-quality, well-rounded education."--Arne Duncan
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SOURCE: Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
4-7-14
Those Who Don't Know Where Ukraine Is Support Intervention
"We found that the less accurate our participants were, the more they wanted the U.S. to use force."
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Because Americans Know Little History, Washington DC's Building Visitor Centers. Really.
by Steven Knipp
It is a statistical fact that we Americans remain in school longer than any other society in history, entering kindergarten at five and often only get catapulted out of academia a full quarter of a century later. Despite that impressive educational marker, whenever I hear young people open their months when visiting Washington, more often than not, they come across sounding like ignoramuses.
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