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Give and Take
At the core of many governing failures is an inability to compromise. This general intransigence was best captured by US Representative John Boehner (R-Ohio) during a late 2010 interview on “60 Minutes” with Lesley Stahl.
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Recent Developments in Ideology Research
“All people are born alike—except Republicans and Democrats.” – Groucho Marx In a 2006 American Psychologist article “The end of the end of ideology,” John T. Jost argued that, “although ordinary people by no means
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The Emotional Citizen
Emotion trumps partisanship and ideology when people evaluate political candidates, Linda Isbell’s research shows.
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Why Can’t We Be Friends?
Political fervor in the United States is at its peak as the end of the 2012 Presidential Election approaches, and APS Fellow Jonathan Haidt, from New York University’s Stern School of Business, has been patiently
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Must Great Leaders Be Gregarious?
The New York Times: DISTANT. Aloof. Concealed inside “a layer of self-protective ice,” as Jonathan Alter put it. President Obama has been roundly criticized for his introverted personality. The latest salvo comes from John Heilemann
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How Voters Really Decide
APS Fellow Jonathan Haidt explains how the science of moral judgment can shed light on voter behavior, political ideology, and compromise.