At a time when misleading information spreads like wildfire, we often hear that being media savvy and having a healthy dose of doubt are our best defenses. But what if there’s more to it than just being skeptical? New research from the University of Kansas dives deep into this idea, exploring what they call “news skepticism” and how it’s different from simply distrusting everything you hear, or being “cynical.” They suggest that understanding this difference could be a key weapon in our fight against misinformation. Imagine a large group of people, over a thousand of them, all answering questions about…

In a captivating and deeply insightful conversation on Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with the distinguished political commentator Jamelle Bouie. Known for his incisive analyses and his ability to contextualize contemporary political issues within broader historical narratives of race, power, voting rights, and democracy, Bouie, a columnist for The New York Times and former writer for Slate, The Daily Beast, and The American Prospect, offered a stark assessment of the threats facing American democracy. Their discussion spanned a critical landscape: the insidious nature of disinformation, the sophisticated mechanics of political manipulation, the thorny thicket of identity politics,…