How Political Metaphors Are Subtly Impacting Your Decision Making

The way we talk politics lulls us into an "eternal political present," one psychologist explains—and Trump couldn't be happier.

"Trump, Clinton surrogates brawl as race heats up," one Fox News headline blared this year. "Trump sorely unprepared for fight against Clinton," wagered the Dallas Morning News, "but Texans among those trying to help him rebound." "The Art of the Comeback," declaimed the Federalist last month at the word that Donald J. Trump, behind Hillary Clinton in the polls, had fired campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.

Read Full Story