Conservatives and Liberals Have Differing Mental Images of God
Americans' divergent conceptions of the supreme being's face reflect our egocentrism, and reveal our emotional needs.
Conservatives
Ideology Isn't Really About Issues
New research finds our attachment to political labels is based more on social identity than policy positions.
Conservatives' Love of Nostalgia Can Be Used to Promote Liberal Values
New research offers leftists a clever way to appeal to those on the right.
Showing Conservatives the Scientific Consensus on Climate Change Can Shift Their Views on the Issue
Our deep-seated desire to conform to social norms can override ideologically based skepticism.
Liberals Love to Laugh—Conservatives, Not So Much
New research helps explain why the right has yet to produce a Jon Stewart or John Oliver.
Who is More Anti-Science: Conservatives or Liberals?
It turns out we all have at least one thing in common.
Who Birthed the Anti-Trans Bathroom Panic?
Conservatives and religious groups are borrowing myths about transgender people from feminists.
Liberals and Conservatives Solve Problems Differently
And there's evidence that the approach favored by those on the left works better.
Why Conservatives Prefer Nouns
Researchers link social conservatism with grammatical preferences that foster feelings of stability and predictability.
The Fear That Drives Climate Change Denial
New research finds conservatives perceive environmentalists as a threat to society.
Are Right-Wingers Raised on Rambo?
New research suggests our youthful entertainment choices help shape our political ideology.
Is a Liberal Bias Hurting Social Psychology?
The importance of ideological diversity in academia.
On Climate Change, the GOP Is an Outlier
A recently published survey finds eight of nine major conservative parties around the world at least admit climate change is a problem.
Research Gone Wild: Happiness on the Hill
Are conservatives more miserable than liberals?
Conservatives May Have More Self-Control
A strong belief in free will could give conservatives an edge over liberals when it comes to self-restraint.
Facebook Provides Opportunities to Learn How the Other Side Thinks
The popular social network offers partisans a way out of the echo chamber.
Religious Freedom Restoration Acts: What If Inclusion Really Is What They’re All About?
Many major corporations and conservative lawmakers were quick to embrace the amendment to Indiana’s RFRA, but that’s because it left intact the parts of the law that expand the religious rights of corporations.
How You Read Science News Depends—a Little—on Your Political Beliefs
More accurate science reporting helps everybody, but it's mitigated by how liberal or conservative people are.
Happiness: Conservatives Proclaim It, Liberals Display It
New research throws into question the belief that right-wingers tend to be happier than those on the left.
Can You Guess Someone's Political Preferences by the Size of Their House?
The idea of the urban liberal and the rural conservative is not a new one, but it's shocking just how accurate that stereotype appears to be.
Why Would Rudy Giuliani Say Something Like That?
Conservatives and liberals like to hear different things from their leaders.
Conservatives Perceive Themselves as United
New research suggests this impression of consensus can cut two ways, inspiring both activism and a false sense of confidence.
Liberal Writers More Likely to Note Other Points of View
New scholarship finds major differences in the way liberal and conservative bloggers argue their positions.