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WATCH: Liberal, Conservative: Are You Born That Way?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 05.07.2012

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Do we have traits that can be used to reliably predict whether someone is liberal or conservative in nature?

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Does the Invisible Hand Really Know Best?

Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 04.24.2012

Is the free market really free? Or does it come at the expense of civic values we neglect at our peril? That's one of many questions I found myself pondering after reading What Money Can't Buy by Michael J. Sandel.

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Shocking New Study Ties Conservatism To 'Low-Effort' Thinking

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Video, Psychological Research, Lazy Thinking, Low Effort Thinking, Lazy, Conservatism, Conservative, Liberal, Psychology, Political Debate, Science News

Conservatives and liberals don't seem to agree about much, and they might not agree about recent studies linking conservatism to low intelligence and ...

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Survey Reveals Sea Change In Conservatives' View Of Science

Posted 03.30.2012

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By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 03/29/2012 07:40 AM EDT on LiveScience Politically conservative Americans have lost tr...

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There Is No Left Left

Robin Koerner | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Youth, Ron Paul, Liberalism, Liberal, Elections 2012, Militarism, Seattle, Society, The Left, Bob Dylan, Democrats, Obama, Politics News

American liberalism is dead. Long live American liberalism -- the proper kind.

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Study Shows Skepticism Of Wives Who Shun Hubby's Name

Posted 02.25.2012

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By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 02/24/2012 07:23 AM EST on LiveScience Attitudes regarding whether women should take ...

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The War On Christianity

Rev. G. Jude Geiger | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Conservative, Ows, Jesus, Homelessness, Liberal, War on Christianity, Prison, Healthcare, Pundits, Poverty, Christianity, Religion News

We often hear the phrase "The War on Christianity" loudly bandied about by politicians, pundits and religious groups. Generally speaking, it's a Conse...

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15 Things That Even Liberals Should Be Willing To Admit

John Hawkins | Posted 02.14.2012

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Sometimes you have to wonder whether conservatives and liberals are just talking past each other. Do we really agree on more issues than we think?

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Texas Gun Safety Instructor Refuses To Teach Liberals And Muslims

Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Socialists, Liberals, Firearm Safety, Crockett Keller, Gun Safety Class, Religious Discrimination, Liberal, Weird Texas, Guns, Texas, Video, Firearm Safety Class, Concealed Carry, Mason, Discrimination, Socialist, Weird News News

For Crockett Keller, the customer is always right -- or at least right-leaning. That's because the Texas firearm safety instructor refuses to teach...

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Tea Party, OWS & Blue Republicans: Is This Phase Change?

Robin Koerner | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Phase Change, Conservative, Ows, Tea Party, Liberal, Democrat, Federal Reserve, Occupy Wall Street, Blue Republican, Monetary System, Republican, Wright Patman, Politics News

I can think of numerous statements about which most original members of the Tea Party could agree with most of the OWSers -- even if they don't yet realize it.

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Protest time: Support the Occupy Wall Street Movement and a New American Spring

Brent Budowsky | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Financial Crash, Labor, Women's Movement, Civil Rights, Occupy Wall Street, Environment, Equal Rights, Liberal, Pay Equity, Politics News

It is time for change; real change. It is time for protest; strong protest. It is time for patriotism; real patriotism where the many Americans are no long ripped off by the few. It is time to mobilize, organize, rally, to stand in the streets with signs and register to vote.

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A Diva Is Gone: Vesta, You'll Be Missed

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 11.23.2011

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Vesta Williams was one of the greatest singers in R&B and music, period. And I was lucky enough to call her a friend. Her voice is now silenced but her drive and passion live on forever in her music and videos.

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As He Turns 75, Thoughts on the Legacy of Robert Redford

John Farr | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Sydney Pollack, All the President's Men, Mia Farrow, Progressive Values, Academy Awards, John Turturro, Progressives, Angelina Jolie, Native Americans, Liberal, Best Movies by Farr, Cary Grant, Brad Pitt, Paul Scofield, Donald Sutherland, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Robards, The Conspirator, Owen Wilson, The Great Gatsby, The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Sundance Film Festival, Nrdc, Best Movies on DVD, Paul Newman, Best Movies, Ralph Fiennes, Sundance Channel, Sundance Institute, Independent Film, Meryl Streep, Environment, Greta Garbo, Ordinary People, Kim Kardashian, Robert Redford, Entertainment News

I saw no mention of Robert Redford's birthday amongst all the pop dreck that seems to capture people's attention these days. I am going to attempt a tribute of sorts, as I can think of few people in the entertainment field more deserving.

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God's Progressive Prophets

Omar Baddar | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Muhammad, Progressive, Religion and Politics, Prophets, Jesus, Liberal, Moses, Progressive Prophets, Religion News

There is no escaping the conclusion that religious figures like Moses, Jesus and Muhammad were in fact liberal progressives, courageously fighting against major societal injustices that were largely driven by religious fanaticism.

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The Debt Ceiling "Compromise" Is a Total Democratic Capitulation to the GOP

Mitchell Bard | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: Buyer's Remorse, Debt, House of Representatives, Congress, Debt Ceiling, Budget Cuts, John Boehner, Economy, Deficits, Wealth Disparity, Middle Class, Two Party System, Dianne Feinstein, Liberal, Democrats, Barack Obama, Working Class, Bush Tax Cuts, Senate, Unemployment, Default, Harry Reid, Paul Krugman, Wisconsin Recall Elections, Carl Levin, Tea Party, Republicans, Politics News

We will look back and know that when the debt ceiling issue was in play, the Republicans made their case, but nobody in a position of power made the opposing argument. The Democrats just went along and will have to live with the consequences, along with the rest of us.

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Reagan on a Unicorn: Imagining a Republican Paradise

Mark Olmsted | Posted 09.17.2011

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A utopia only for the rich is no utopia at all. Americans have to decide whether they are going to continue to chase after an unobtainable mirage, or choose to construct a society where the vast majority have the same chance at a happy and prosperous life as the lucky few.

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Shearer Uneasy With Corps in New Katrina Film

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 09.10.2011

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It's easy to forget about Katrina and New Orleans, since it was almost six years ago. But actor/comic/filmmaker Harry Shearer has not forgotten. As a part-time resident of New Orleans he's lived it from the beginning.

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Limbaugh Plans To Grow Republican Party During July 4 Visit To Tornado-Ravaged Joplin

Randy Turner | Posted 09.02.2011

Read More: Liberal, Conservative, Joplin Tornado, Rush Limbaugh, Tea Party, Barack Obama, Joplin, Politics News

The only thing we need to be growing is together. When you come to Joplin, Rush, please bring the tea and leave the Tea Party behind.

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What a Liberal Does on the Fourth of July

Dan Bimrose | Posted 08.30.2011

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On a day where we should all celebrate our nation. there are members of society who find it difficult to imagine that it would be possible for self-styled liberals to find cause for celebration on the Fourth of July.

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A Clueless President Is Better Than Nothing, Right?

The Relentless Conservative | Posted 08.31.2011

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In direct contradiction of Whoopi, who stated that Obama needs four more years "to finish what he started," I say we need to ensure he doesn't finish the damage he's started and make him a one-term President like Carter.

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To Be or Not to Be: American Freedom, Exceptionalism and Identity

Robin Koerner | Posted 07.24.2011

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There is something fundamentally pro-American about much of the apparently anti-American content published in foreign newspapers. In this way, criticisms of America appeal to, and approve of, American ideals.

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David Foster a BMI Icon

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 07.19.2011

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The BMI Pop Music Awards, while star studded, may not be handing out awards to household names unless you're one of the people that hit the "Get Info" button on the track or are an aspiring singer/songwriter.

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Proud Member Of The Spiritual Left

Nancy Cronk | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Left, Easter, Green Party, Jesus, Spiritual, Democrat, Spring, Liberal, Passover, Earth Day, Christian, Religious, Jewish, Republican, Religion News

When a person studies world religions, he or she soon finds there are many spiritual traditions in the world that are not obsessed with damning people to eternal hellfire.

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A Year Out: Deepwater Horizon Is Obama's Katrina

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 06.21.2011

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Jason Anderson, Aaron Dale Burkeen, Donald Clark, Stephen Curtis, Roy Wyatt Kemp, Karl Kleppinger, Gordon Jones (M-I SWACO), Blair Manuel (M-I SWACO),...

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Crowds Turn Out for Celebrity Grand Prix in Long Beach

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 07.27.2011

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For 37 years residents of Long Beach have started many an April day with the sound of roaring race car engines, helicopters and planes overhead and tens of thousands of people descending on the city for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

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