Liberals

We may have pushed desegregation in our laws, but it's clear many white Democrats still haven't fully embraced a desegregated society in their minds. Six scholars explain why.

New research finds substantial overlaps in where liberals and conservatives get their news.

New research finds that liberals' confidence in government is not affected by the party affiliation of the president. That's not true of the right.

In a small Australian study, conservative students reported higher levels of disgust, and more concern about "bodily integrity," than their left-leaning counterparts.

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Americans' divergent conceptions of the supreme being's face reflect our egocentrism, and reveal our emotional needs.

New research finds our attachment to political labels is based more on social identity than policy positions.

Donald Trump has succeeded in making blue-state America miserable again.

Politics does not stop at the mall's door.

New research offers leftists a clever way to appeal to those on the right.

New research finds that, on public-policy issues, they enjoy a stronger consensus than conservatives.

It turns out we all have at least one thing in common.

And there's evidence that the approach favored by those on the left works better.

British researchers report that, immediately after a terrorist attack, liberals tend to think more like conservatives.

Are conservatives more miserable than liberals?

Is organized religion organized around culture-war issues like abortion and birth control?

The popular social network offers partisans a way out of the echo chamber.

More accurate science reporting helps everybody, but it's mitigated by how liberal or conservative people are.

New research throws into question the belief that right-wingers tend to be happier than those on the left.

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.

Conservatives and liberals like to hear different things from their leaders.

Two carefully couched studies parse how our political views impact the way we respond to scientific findings.

New scholarship finds major differences in the way liberal and conservative bloggers argue their positions.