The Common Sense Papers

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Big Politics Gathers Power

Big Politics Gathers Power

Common Sense Paper No. 26

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Nov 15, 2023
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Big Politics Gathers Power

Big Politics represents the first member of the three-headed Beast—the Beast being whatever cuts people down from lawfully enjoying life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

We lead with Ezra Klein (Why We’re Polarized):

You can think of Washington as a machine for making identity-protective cognition easier. Each party has i…

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