The First Neoliberals How free-market disciples and union busters became the prophets of American liberalism: “We still believe in liberty and justice for all, in mercy for the afflicted and help for the down and out. But we no longer automatically favor unions and big government or oppose the military and big business. Indeed, in […]

Effect of Potatoes vs Grain on Civilizations “The argument depends on the differences between how grains and tubers are grown. Crops like wheat are harvested once or twice a year, yielding piles of small, dry grains. These can be stored for long periods of time and are easily transported — or stolen. Root crops, on […]

Intuitive Ethics and Political Orientations: Testing Moral Foundations as a Theory of Political Ideology “We test these hypotheses and find substantial variability in individual-level moral foundations across time, and little evidence that these changes account for changes in political attitudes. We also find little evidence that moral foundations are heritable. These findings raise questions about […]