Christopher Beem

The Threats Americans Feel

From “The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy” by Christopher Beem As we all know too well, many Americans consider themselves and their tribe to be under threat right now in precisely this way.

In-Group Bias

From “The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy” by Christopher Beem So how does bias operate with respect to groups? Whenever our tribe is involved in a dispute, our notion of what’s fair is unconsciously modified. Just as in those close calls in sports, in-group bias causes …

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What is a Bias?

From “The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy” by Christopher Beem Since it is so relevant to what follows, let me take a minute to talk about what biases are and why we have them. A bias is an endemic inclination, one to which all of us …

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