This is an interesting discussion of the psychological reality of American politics, and why Democrats from a professional background don’t connect with it. However, it makes unwarranted assumptions about the rationality and “procedural savvy” of the social group the author sees himself as belonging to. In my experience, they have demonstrated exactly the same degree of susceptibility to superstition, magical thinking, and irrational mumbo-jumbo as any of the proles that he contrasts them to. You rarely see this kind of discussion in Canada. We really do live in different worlds, now. It is a good article, making some good observations, despite the patronizing tone, and the annoying use of the silly neologism “competency” in place of the English word “competence”. Available at Burke’s blog Easily Distracted, or through Brad DeLong’s site..
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