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Nov. 23rd, 2009
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Nov. 23rd, 2009 03:53 pmFeds find association between drywall, corrosion -- Chinese products strike again
SC gov faces 37 charges he broke state ethics laws -- Gov. Sanford splashes back in the news
Bishops flex muscle, see opportunities -- "Emboldened by their success in inserting restrictive abortion language into the House health care bill, Roman Catholic bishops say they’ve found a lobbying model that could provide them a louder voice in future policy debates." Erm, I thought it was the idiocy of Stupak. Now I see there is a broader coalition of anti-choice opponents.
Forecast for Dem primaries: Ugly -- a problem generated by Democrats themselves
SC gov faces 37 charges he broke state ethics laws -- Gov. Sanford splashes back in the news
Bishops flex muscle, see opportunities -- "Emboldened by their success in inserting restrictive abortion language into the House health care bill, Roman Catholic bishops say they’ve found a lobbying model that could provide them a louder voice in future policy debates." Erm, I thought it was the idiocy of Stupak. Now I see there is a broader coalition of anti-choice opponents.
Forecast for Dem primaries: Ugly -- a problem generated by Democrats themselves
political psyches
Nov. 23rd, 2009 06:56 pmMoral Foundations Theory
See also "Political Science: The Psychological Differences in the U.S.'s Red-Blue Divide", the Scientific American article that introduces the topic to the layperson.
Moral Foundations Theory was created to understand why morality varies so much across cultures yet still shows so many similarities and recurrent themes. In brief, the theory proposes that five innate and universally available psychological systems are the foundations of "intuitive ethics." Each culture then constructs virtues, narratives, and institutions on top of these foundations, thereby creating the unique moralities we see around the world, and conflicting within nations too.
See also "Political Science: The Psychological Differences in the U.S.'s Red-Blue Divide", the Scientific American article that introduces the topic to the layperson.