Homer gets a warm hug: A note on ignorance and extenuation

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 785-790

  Bartels, Larry M ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36749045153     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592707072222     Document Type: Review

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