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UT Austin philosopher Daniel Bonevac on why he is voting for Trump

A propos this earlier discussion, Professor Bonevac has explained his reasons in detail.  Some dubious factual claims are involved, and some even more dubious implicit claims about cause-and-effect.  But the basic mistake is in thinking that Trump means what he says, and so is an instrumentally rational choice given Professor Bonevac's stated objectives.

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