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A study by Diana Mutz of the University of Pennsylvania found that when people saw tight television shots of blowhards with whom they disagreed, they felt that the other side was even less legitimate than before.
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Lifetime Networks CEO Andrea Wong on acquiring Project Runway, surviving her years at MIT, and making "TV women can escape with."
The Atlantic's July/August issue is devoted to ideas that can change the world. Highlights:
The Coming Green Economy Barack Obama is preaching the gospel of clean energy. Can he succeed where Jimmy Carter failed?
Get Smarter Humans have survived the centuries by evolving into quick-witted creatures. Now technology and pharmacology provide a new boost to intelligence.
Dr. Doom Has Some Good News Nouriel Roubini is a famous—and famously prescient—economic pessimist. So why is he smiling?
How Iran Could Save the Middle East An unlikely alliance with Israel might bring peace to the region.
Re-engineering the Earth New techniques can change the climate quickly and cheaply. Why are scientists afraid to mention them?
15 Ideas To Save the World Privatize the seas. Redesign the dollar. Scrap the vice presidency.
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They obviously asked the wrong questions reagrding disgust. Of course, liberals wouldn't mind walking in worms, but if you ask what they would feel watching Limbaugh dancing in a speedo, or if they had to eat chitlins and greens with a redneck couple in their doublewide, or had to listen to Dale Earnhardt Jr reciting Maya Angelou poems, or watch porn films of GW and Laura, they would have gotten a different response.