The Bad Science Behind Jonathan Haidt's Call to Regulate Social Media

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Apr 2, 20248:09News & Politics

In his 1996 book, The Vision of the Anointed , economist Thomas Sowell sketched out a pattern that many of the "crusading movements" of the 20th century have followed. First, they identify a "great danger" to society, fo...

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