13.7.08

Math Anxiety


One of my favorite SNL laugh lines is "Ah...I was told there would be no math..." This Chevy Chase line was delivered while impersonating President Ford. In my ongoing study of and frustration with the over-personalization of American politics, I am starting to see a link between this tendency to avoid policy issues and the significance of ideology with a fear of complex math.

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