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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 12:00 AM

You just don't understand

New research shows that Republican and Democrats both block out facts that disrupt their biases.
Tim Grieve

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  • Wednesday, January 25, 2006 01:30 PM

    Is it so hard to understand, really?

    "For an individual to override his own biases, Westen tells the New York Times, he has to 'engage in ruthless self reflection, to say, "All right, I know what I want to believe, but I have to be honest."'"

    Or, a candidate knowing this is the playing field, can anticipate it and ask the public to engage in such reflection: "All right, I know what you want to believe, but you must be honest, for so much depends on your honesty in this matter."

    When we can anticipate this response, why is it so hard to get thinking candidates plan for it?

    —Dash Read Dash's other letters

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