Robert Epstein
American Spectator
California, United States
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When Big Tech Flexes, Everyone’s Freedom Is Threatened
I am neither a conservative nor a Trump supporter, so my initial reaction when Twitter permanently cut the president off... → Read More
Google, Facebook, Amazon: Warren's toothless break-up plan ignores real Big Tech threats
Surveillance and manipulation are the real threats these companies pose. They'd still have more unchecked power than any dictator under Warren's plan. → Read More
OPINION: Ford more credible than Kavanaugh? It’s likely
I’ve been a researcher in psychology for a long time, which is why I’ve decided to weigh in on the Brett Kavanaugh-Christine Blasey Ford saga. Decades of research in the behavioral sciences suggest that they are not equally credible witnesses, at least not when it comes to reporting on the incident in question. I can’t tell you the truth about what actually occurred back when they were teenagers… → Read More
Decades of research don't lie: Christine Blasey Ford is more credible than Brett Kavanaugh
The research says what it says. Ford is more believable than Kavanaugh based on decades of studies on memory, motivation and lying. → Read More
10 Ways Big Tech Can Shift Millions of Votes in the November Elections—Without Anyone Knowing
Google, Facebook, Twitter, and other big tech companies can move millions of votes—without anyone noticing. → Read More
Not just conservatives: Google and Big Tech can shift millions of votes in any direction
Donald Trump is more right than he knows. My research suggests Google and Big Tech can manipulate voters in ways that threaten democracy and autonomy. → Read More
What's Going On With Donald Trump's Mental State? No Principles, Just Gusts of Wind
Trump's lies and reversals are not due to mental illness but because he reacts to people and situations in the moment, with no thought of future or past... When I saw CNN’s Jake Tapper suddenly blurt out, “What the hell is going on?” in an online video the other day, I thought I’d better speak up. → Read More
What's going on with Donald Trump? Psychologist explains the president’s lies, reversals
Trump's lies and reversals are not due to mental illness but because he reacts to people and situations in the moment, with no thought of future or past. → Read More
Trump Not Eligible to Serve as President Because of Foreign Birth
A newly leaked internal FBI report has concluded that President Trump was not eligible to run for president in 2016 because he is not a native born American. The report explains at least eight things… → Read More
Cambridge Analytica Is Not The Problem. Google And Facebook ARE The Problem
All hell has broken loose about the link between Cambridge Analytica, a British marketing firm that the Donald Trump campaign hired to drum up votes, and Facebook, which might have improperly supplied → Read More
Is it still possible to stop ‘Big Tech’ from killing democracy?
OPINION | Facebook, Google, and Amazon are moving in a direction that could radically transform society. → Read More
The Simple Truth About Consciousness
I believe I am as conscious as anyone. When I am awake and my eyes are open, I see a stable, colorful, and continuous world all around me, and that world doesn’t wobble when my eyes move. This fact… → Read More
How Google Could Rig the 2016 Election
America’s next president could be eased into office not just by TV ads or speeches, but by Google’s secret decisions, and no one—except for me and perhaps a few other obscure researchers—would know how this was accomplished. Research I have been directing in recent years suggests that Google, Inc., has amassed far more power... → Read More
How Google Could Rig the 2016 Election
Google can drive millions of votes to a candidate with no one the wiser. → Read More
How Google Could End Democracy
Research suggests that Google has the power to manipulate elections around the world. → Read More