‘Choice blindness’ can induce voters to reverse their party loyalty. Original post on nature.com Comments on reddit.com
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Legalising drugs would be the perfect Tory policy – Ian Birrell – Comment is free
Ian Birrell: It would save money, aid global security and be tough on crime. What could appeal to Conservatives more? Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Dick Armey Sticks His FreedomWorks Payback to Glenn Beck – Politics
The former head of the Tea Party group said FreedomWorks paid Beck about $1 million to say Original post on theatlanticwire.com Comments on reddit.com
Why liberal is no longer a dirty word
In the Reagan era, conservatives successfully made Original post on theweek.com Comments on reddit.com
What I Learned at a Conservative Think Tank: Propaganda Now, Facts Later!
Conservatives can’t stop lying. My former employers at the Heritage foundation are echoing Mitt’s Original post on alternet.org Comments on reddit.com
Conservative economist, “We need to raise taxes.” Fox Host, “You’re a Communist.”
Canada Proves Conservatives Wrong by Cutting Corporate Taxes By 30% and Still No Jobs
Canada has cut corporate taxes by almost 30% in 6 years, and their economy is doing no better than that of the United States. Original post on politicususa.com Comments on reddit.com
Christian Group Accuses GOP of “Political Gang Rape” Against Todd Akin – Mother Jones
And you thought rape analogies were passé. Original post on motherjones.com Comments on reddit.com
Growing Number Of Conservatives Call On Akin To Withdraw After ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comments – ThinkProgress
Rep. Todd Akin, the GOP Senate candidate in Missouri, set off a firestorm today after claiming that women who are victims of Original post on thinkprogress.org Comments on reddit.com
Your Brain on Politics: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Liberals and Conservatives – The Intersection – Discover Magazine
Psychology of Ideology | This is an invited guest post by Andrea Kuszewski, a Behavior Therapist and Consultant for children on the autism spectrum based in Florida, and a researcher an Original post on discovermagazine.com Comments on reddit.com
The Legendary Paul Ryan – New York Magazine
Who invented the Internet?: The outrageous conservative claim that every tech innovation came from private enterprise. – Slate Magazine
Earlier this month, President Obama argued that wealthy business people owe some of their success to the government’s investment in education and basic infrastructure. He cited roads, bridges, and schools. Then he singled out the most clear-cut example of how government investment can spark huge business opportunities: the Internet. “The… Original post on slate.com Comments on digg.com
Sen. Sherrod Brown’s Wife Makes Conservative Blogger Look Silly – Washington Whispers (usnews.com)
A conservative blogger didn’t do his homework before E-mailing Sherrod Brown’s wife. Original post on usnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Conservative Christianity’s Marketing Gimmick to Keep Its Old-Time, Heaven-and-Hell Religion Afloat – Belief – AlterNet
The Southern Baptists are staking their institutional future on the idea that patriarchal religion still has a market for some time to come. Original post on alternet.org Comments on digg.com
Powerless: Conservative Failure Returns Us to the Dark Ages – OurFuture.org
This is understatement of the year. more »Summary: This is understatement of the year. DecrechoThe top utility regulators in Maryland and the District accepted a measure of the blame Tuesday for the lingering power Original post on ourfuture.org Comments on digg.com
Roberts switched views to uphold health care law – CBS News
Face The Nation on CBS: Roberts switched views to uphold health care law – Sources: Chief Justice originally sided with other conservatives to overturn heart of Affordable Care Act, then withstood Original post on cbsnews.com Comments on digg.com
Conservatives conclude: Justice Roberts Upheld Obamacare Because Of Epilepsy Medication – FreakOutNation
If we don’t speak out, we’re part of the problem – Progressive blogging for the middle class, not corporate welfare. Original post on freakoutnation.com Comments on digg.com
Who’s More Intelligent, Liberals Or Conservatives? – Business Insider
You can tell as early as junior high. Original post on businessinsider.com Comments on digg.com
Can this campaign be constructive? – The Washington Post
Getting to the heart of what matters this election. Original post on washingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Mississippi Conservative Calls For Putting Gay People To Death On Facebook Page – Addicting Info
In Mississippi, Conservative state Rep. Andy Gipson posted a message on his Facebook page which calls for putting gays and lesbians to death. Original post on addictinginfo.org Comments on reddit.com
Why Do Conservatives Hate Freedom? – Tea Party and the Right – AlterNet
Since World War II, mainstream conservatives have opposed every expansion of personal liberty in the United States. Original post on alternet.org Comments on digg.com
Conservative Thinktanks Launch Campaign to Turn Americans Against Wind Energy – Environment – AlterNet
Documents show for the first time that local anti-wind groups are co-ordinating and working with national fossil-fuel funded advocacy groups to wreck the wind industry. Original post on alternet.org Comments on reddit.com
NBC Politics – Six-term Senate veteran Lugar defeated in Indiana primary
Updated at 9:50 p.m. ET: Republican foreign policy elder statesman Sen. Richard Lugar, 80, first elected to the Senate in 1976, was defeated in the Indiana primary Tuesday by state Treasurer Richard Mourdock, who was backed by conservatives ranging from the National Rifle … Original post on msn.com Comments on digg.com
Why Is the Conservative Brain More Fearful? The Alternate Reality Right-Wingers Inhabit Is Terrifying – Media – AlterNet
Walk a mile in your ideological counterparts’ shoes…if you dare. Original post on alternet.org Comments on digg.com
Armchair Warriors: Why Are Conservatives the Biggest Warmongers? – Tea Party and the Right – AlterNet
Conservatives in government have fetishized violence. Why? Original post on alternet.org Comments on digg.com
Why the GOP distrusts science – Science – Salon.com
It’s not just evolution and climate change — conservatives’ trust in science is plummeting across the board Original post on salon.com Comments on digg.com
American Sociological Association: Study: Conservatives’ Trust in Science Has Fallen Dramatically Since Mid-1970s
Press Release: While trust in science remained stable among people who self-identified as moderates and liberals in the United States between 1974 and 2010, trust in science fell among self-identified conservatives by more than 25 percent during the same period, according to new research from Gordon Gauchat, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research. Original post on asanet.org Comments on digg.com
Shocker: Conservative Fox News Guest Tears Up Conservative Lies About Chevy Volt – CleanTechnica
Shocker: Conservative Fox News Guest Tears Up Conservative Lies About Chevy Volt Original post on cleantechnica.com Comments on digg.com
Daily Kos: I Just Paid for Dick Cheney’s New Heart, Now Who Will Pay for My Daughter’s?
The Affordable Care Act (ACA or Original post on dailykos.com Comments on reddit.com
Conservatives Blow Off the Constitution to Degrade Poor People – PoliticusUSA
Despite the fact it violates the Constitution, conservatives across the country keep proposing bills to test poor people seeking government help for drugs. Original post on politicususa.com Comments on digg.com