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Patrick Basham
Patrick Basham is a former adjunct scholar and senior fellow of the Cato Institute, and the founding Director (in 2006) of the Democracy Institute. Basham was previously the founding director of the Social Affairs Centre at the Canadian Fraser Institute. He has published a number of books and contributed articles to a range of major US newspapers. Basham studied political science at Carleton University, the University of Houston and University of Cambridge, earning B.A. and M.A. degrees from the former institutions. Basham has claimed he holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge; however, he withdrew from the university without gaining the qualification. Issues with his credentials and academic claims have been highlighted in The BMJ.
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Patrick Basham is a former adjunct scholar and senior fellow of the Cato Institute, and the founding Director (in 2006) of the Democracy Institute. Basham was previously the founding director of the Social Affairs Centre at the Canadian Fraser Institute. He has published a number of books and contributed articles to a range of major US newspapers. Basham studied political science at Carleton University, the University of Houston and University of Cambridge, earning B.A. and M.A. degrees from the former institutions. Basham has claimed he holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge; however, he withdrew from the university without gaining the qualification. Issues with his credentials and academic claims have been highlighted in The BMJ.
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- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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