The Socionomist

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  [Article] My Basal Ganglia Made Me Do It!

  How do people choose their leaders? Choosing a leader is not an objective, rational cerebral process.
   
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  [Article] Radicals Ride Again: Negative Social Mood Is Fueling Extreme Politics

  This timely article explains that negative social mood is driving the popularity of anti-establishment candidates.
   
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  [Article] Memorable Film Quotes Appear More Often in Bear Markets

  Prechter considers why memorable film quotes occur more often in bear markets than in bull markets.
   
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  [Article] A Tale of Two Moods

  Chuck Thompson outlines twelve notable social expressions of these contrasting mood trends.
   
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  [Article] Syria: Epicenter of a Negative Mood Vortex

  Among the several countries engaged in the conflict, most are mired in their own long-term negative social mood trends.
   
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  If Your Nest Egg Breaks, Will You Still Want the Nest?

  It’s been less than a decade since the housing bubble burst, yet home prices in the UK and US today hover near new highs.
   
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  [Article] Eastern Europe’s Doormat Says “Go Away!”

  What drives such starkly different attitudes toward the migrant and refugee crisis in Europe?
   
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  [Article] Global Mood Gets Darker

  Global cyber wars. Independence referendums. Border restrictions. Nuclear weapons. Impeachments. Fringe candidates.
   
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  [Article] A Democrat or Republican in the White House: Which is Better for the Economy?

  Matt Lampert considers the relationship between the party in power and economic growth over the past 140 years.
   
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  A Lesson in Socionomics

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