Why smart politicians say stupid things to win elections

The Volokh Conspiracy 2015-09-02

Summary:

Georgetown political theorist Jason Brennan, author of the excellent book The Ethics of Voting (which I reviewed here), has an insightful post at the Princeton University Press blog, explaining why smart politicians routinely say stupid things: The Onion jokes: Donald Trump is “an eccentric, megalomaniac billionaire still more relatable to average Americans than anyone willing […]

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Cyberlaw » The Volokh Conspiracy

Tags:

political ignorance

Authors:

Ilya Somin

Date tagged:

09/02/2015, 20:32

Date published:

09/02/2015, 17:21