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Liberal Hearts and Conservative Brains: The Correlation between Age and Political Philosophy
Liberal Hearts and Conservative Brains The Correlation between Age and Political Philosophy Author:Ron Lipsman “Talk radio hosts seem to believe conservatives are from Mars and liberals are from Venus—two different species, in other words. Ron Lipsman’s new book uses a mix of rational analysis and personal history to suggest there may be deeper psychological laws at work here that help shape our worldviews. He's on to something!” — —Elias Crim, Publishing... more » Consultant. Professor Lipsman
argues for a correlation between age and political philosophy, which asserts that young people tend to gravitate toward liberalism while older people are usually more comfortable with conservatism; and that, additionally, among the people who change their political preference over time, more go from liberal to conservative than vice versa; and finally, he assesses the strengths of these trends;
examines the most interesting counter-examples to these trends--namely, premature conservatives and aging liberals—and explains what motivates them;
presents a history of the liberal/conservative divide in America and then augments it with an assessment of its current status as well as a prediction of its future;
“An insightful and witty examination of the values and beliefs that divide liberals and conservatives in America today. A penetrating look at the concept of the ‘aging liberal’, especially as it pertains to the Jewish and academic communities.”
—Bruce Bartlett, nationally syndicated columnist« less