 And they say self-silencing, people saying what they think others want to hear rather than what they truly feel, is spewing our understanding of how Americans really feel about abortion, COVID-19 precautions, what children are taught in school, and other hot-button issues, according to a new study. The best predictor of private behavior is private opinion. People's actual views are far more likely than their stated views to drive consumer and social behavior and voting. So this is...