News in Brief 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. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Liberals Aren’t as Divided as They Think New research finds that, on public-policy issues, they enjoy a stronger consensus than conservatives. Tom Jacobs
Environment Who is More Anti-Science: Conservatives or Liberals? It turns out we all have at least one thing in common. Kate Wheeling
Social Justice Liberals and Conservatives Solve Problems Differently And there's evidence that the approach favored by those on the left works better. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Terrorism Temporarily Turns Leftists Rightward British researchers report that, immediately after a terrorist attack, liberals tend to think more like conservatives. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Research Gone Wild: Happiness on the Hill Are conservatives more miserable than liberals? Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Relative Importance of Poverty to Catholicism Is organized religion organized around culture-war issues like abortion and birth control? Jay Livingston
News in Brief Facebook Provides Opportunities to Learn How the Other Side Thinks The popular social network offers partisans a way out of the echo chamber. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice 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. Francie Diep
News in Brief 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. Tom Jacobs