The Psychological Roots of Political Failure | Dr. Bernhard Hommel
Originally published on Dec 31, 2025.
Why do our political debates inevitably hit dead ends? Why do we dismiss opposing views as madness? I suspect the issue isn't just about facts, but about the subconscious blueprints we hold of human nature itself.To help me decode these hidden psychological frameworks, I’m joined by Dr. Bernhard Hommel, a full professor of psychology at the Shandong Normal University in China. Until 2022, Professor Hommel held the chair of “General Psychology” at Leiden University and he is a member and senator of the German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina). He…
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