Klein's opening editorial essay, "How politics makes us stupid", explained his distress about political polarization in the context of Yale Law School professor Dan Kahan's theories on how people protect themselves from information that conflicts with their core beliefs.
Esai editorial pertamanya, "How politics makes us stupid", memaparkan kebingungannya dengan polarisasi politik dalam konteks teori dosen Yale Law School, Dan Kahan, tentang cara masyarakat melindungi dirinya dari informasi yang bertentangan dengan inti kepercayaan mereka.