Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
Rick Shenkman is the author of "Political Animals: How Our Stone Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics" (Basic Books, 2016). You can sign up for Rick's blog! Just submit your email address below and you'll receive an email every time he blogs. It's free. Your email will never be sold or transferred.
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Jun 28, 2022
This Year Don't Fall for the 4th of July Myths (Video)
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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Jun 3, 2022
How Should We Rate Presidents?
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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May 16, 2022
Is the Wild West Responsible for Violence in America? (Video)
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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May 16, 2022
The best books to understand why voters often behave irrationally
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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Apr 19, 2022
Any Boy Can Be President (Video)
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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Feb 26, 2022
War Propaganda: It's an Old Story (Video)
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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Feb 4, 2022
Presidents Day – Myths About Those Two Guys, Abe and George
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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Jan 19, 2022
Biden's First Anniversary: His Crime? He's Human
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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Aug 9, 2021
Nothing I Learned as a Historian Over 45 Years Prepared Me for This Moment
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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Feb 5, 2021
Why Voters Shouldn't Be Given the Chance to Re-Elect Donald Trump
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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Oct 31, 2020
What Can Evolutionary Psychology Tell Us About Our Reaction to Covid?
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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Oct 15, 2020
Vaughn Davis Bornet, RIP at 102
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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Oct 4, 2020
Presidents Lie About Their Health More Than Any Other Subject
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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Jul 4, 2020
We’re All Historians Now
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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Jan 7, 2020
Our GOP Problem
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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Jan 7, 2020
Should We Be Scared of Rightwing Populism?
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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Oct 9, 2019
Saudi Arabia's Pearl Harbor
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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Sep 8, 2019
Should We Give Up on Democracy?
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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Apr 16, 2019
I Stuck with Nixon. Here’s Why Science Says I Did It.
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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Oct 3, 2018
Why Can't Americans Accept the Fact that Columbus Was Not a Hero?
by Stone Age Brain – Rick Shenkman
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