
Peter Wehner: A Polite Zealot
The Bulwark Podcast
The Embrace of Nihilism and Trump's Indecency
This chapter delves into how Republicans have embraced nihilism, Trump's cruelty, and conspiracy theories, and explores the challenging period the country is going through. It also discusses the role of the incentive structure in the current epistemic crisis and examines cognitive dissonance in justifying beliefs.
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