<p>Recent studies of media consumption and conspiracy theory adherence suggest misinformation is not terribly influential on political behavior. Unfortunately, neither is mythbusting, given the social and cognitive complexity of belief. </p>
Family Ties
We’re still living with the punitive politics of family values. A broader, universal vision can break its vise grip. A Save the Children rally outside the Capitol building on August 22, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Given Donald Trumpâs multiple marriages, penchant for infidelity, and alleged sexual misconduct, many commentators saw his presidency as a departure from the Republican Partyâs investment in family-values politics. As longtime GOP consultant Stuart Stevens told
last August, âHow does the party thatâs supposed to be for family values stand by while the president, the head of the Republican Party, wishes [Ghislaine Maxwell] well [when sheâs] just been arrested for being at the center of an international child rape ring?â