Among politicians, both of the major American parties indulge in industrial-strength myside bias, but the blame is not symmetrical. Even before the Trumpian takeover, thoughtful Republican stalwarts had disparaged their own organization as “the party of stupid” for its anti-intellectualism and hostility to science.73 Since then, many others have been horrified by their party’s acquiescence to Trump’s maniacal lying and trolling:
