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Researchers Just Discovered Something Startling About How Conservatives Pick Political Positions

Scientists found that those on the political right are much more likely to rely on anecdotes over statistical evidence.
SFGate

Gender is not an ideology – but conservative groups know learning about it empowers people to think for themselves

(THE CONVERSATION) Political attacks on teaching about gender in colleges and universities are about more than just gender: They are part of a grander project of eroding civil and human rights, ...
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Conservatives are more prone to slippery slope thinking

New research suggests that individuals who identify as politically conservative are more likely than their liberal counterparts to find “slippery slope” arguments logically sound. This tendency ...
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Conservatives more likely to believe conspiracy theories, but both sides twist facts to fit their views

Conservatives are more likely than liberals to believe conspiracy theories and share fake science news. But when it comes to bending the truth to support their political team, both sides do it equally ...
The Harvard Crimson

The Truth Behind Harvard’s Ideological Imbalance

Henry F. Haidar ’28, a Crimson Editorial editor, lives in Lowell House. One percent. Out of all the faculty The Crimson recently surveyed, only one percent described their political beliefs as very ...
Times Union

Gender is not an ideology – but conservative groups know learning about it empowers people to think for themselves

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Victoria Pitts-Taylor, Wesleyan University and Elizabeth Anne Wood, Nassau Community ...