[pp.int.general] Can we really make evidence based policies?

[Cal.]

«Nyan and his collaborators have been running experiments trying to
answer this terrifying question about American voters: Do facts
matter?

The answer, basically, is no.  When people are misinformed, giving
them facts to correct those errors only makes them cling to their
beliefs more tenaciously.»

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