Science, academia, and the political spectrum

Anti-truth, pro-truth

"...agenda-oriented scientific community..." - The latest smear-term from the Rush Limbaugh labs

There's two reason the right and left disagree. The first is values- conservatives value their money more than ethics and compassion. The second one is truth.

Academia and science is overwhelmingly liberal. Partly this is because intelligent people tend to be more ethical. Mainly it's because, quite bluntly, we're correct. Conservatives are wrong - that's why the only evidence they can cough up comes from pseudo-science think tanks they've hired.

Jack Rite speculates: " Might there be a reason for people with a lower IQ to embrace conservative ideals? Why certainly - a simple mind would only be able to grasp the problem as it relates to them, and not as it relates to their society or their world. A simple mind would only be able to perceive a short term result, and not the more important long-term result. Conservatives typically take the side of an issue which represents the short-term solution which has a minimum amount of personal discomfort." - Think taxes...