Are liberals really just a bunch of pro-abortion bleeding heart tree-hugging socialists? Do conservatives really think with their "guts," clinging to guns, religion, and the fantasy of a rich, white America? And where do these ideas come from? In his new book, "The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science--and Reality," Chris Mooney argues that we all have fundamental personality traits independent of our ideologies, and these traits can reliably predict whether someone is liberal or conservative in nature. Click the link above to learn more. BLOG POSTS  | Wray Herbert: Let Us Eat Cake: The Paradox of Scarcity
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