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24 August 2010
Are You An Authoritarian? (Some fascinating psychological research)
I recently read a fascinating book. It’s called the Authoritarians and it was written by Robert Altemeyer. Altemeyer is a professor of Psychology at the University of Manitoba. You can read his book online for free or buy it from amazon.com. I stumbled across it doing research on climate skepticism. I have often wondered why some people are totally immune to facts. I’m talking about the kind of person who, …