In the White House, can a white conservative do more to restrain anti-Islamic bigotry than an African-American progressive? Writing on the anniversary of 9/11, a couple of writers Saturday argued that this is so. Studies on the psychology of prejudice suggest they're right.Chicken crusaders—Americans who have nothing to fear from Muslims, yet feel free to attack and insult them—are be
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August 20, 2010
Young evangelicals are greener… but no more liberal
During the last US presidential campaign, there was a flurry of excitement when pundits caught hold of the idea that some young Christian evangelicals might possibly vote for Obama (despite the fact that he is, apparently, a Muslim, or perhaps not even a Christian, or something). This would not be so surprising. After all, there is nothing set in stone about what the political and even moral beli
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July 29, 2010
The Left Hand of Obama
Voters in the 2008 Presidential election didn't have a meaningful choice. Whichever box they ticked, they were voting for a lefty.Yes, Obama and McCain are both sinistral, a rather unlikely occurrence since just 7-10% of adults are left handed. Netherlands-based neuroscientists Casasanto and Jasmin decided to make use of this coincidence to test the hypothesis that people tend to make "good" gest
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June 3, 2010
Obama, the Oil Spill, and the Magic of Righteous Anger
Gloria Borger, CNN's Senior Political Analyst, wrote in a recent commentary that President Obama was elected because "he is cool, calm and analytical." But now, she continues,
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January 13, 2010
Mental Health America Calls On President To Reverse Policy Of Not Sending Condolence Letters To Families Of Soldiers Who Complete Suicide
Mental Health America is calling on President Obama to reverse a long-standing, unwritten policy of not sending Presidential letters of condolence to the families of service members who have completed suicide...
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December 18, 2009
Condolence letters for the families of soldiers who die by suicide: A response to Paul Steinberg’s New York Times opinion piece
by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. Over the past few weeks, many of you have likely heard that President Obama is reviewing a fairly controversial policy involving the military. The policy dictates that the president will not send letters of condolences...
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November 11, 2009
Experts Available To Discuss Psychological Needs In The Military
With the tragic events at Fort Hood in Texas fresh in our minds, this week's observance of Veterans Day, and President Obama's pending decision on future troop levels in Afghanistan, the nation's attention is firmly focused on the physical and psychological well being of those who serve in America's armed forces.
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May 25, 2009
Tax the Rich
It is a common political tactic to promise benefits to one group and claim that the rich will pay for it. Don't worry about the cost of these goodies, we'll just tax the rich to pay for it.This attitude was prevalent in President's Obama's campaign and continues with his budget proposals. The general mantra has been that 95% of the population will not experience a tax increase and may get a tax r
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April 28, 2009
How Obama could be bad for racial equality
America may have a Black president, but the country's racial inequalities, in relation to education, health, incarceration, and wealth, remain rife. In two new studies, psychologists have documented effects that suggest the election of President Obama could, ironically, exacerbate this racial inequality rather than help eradicate it.Daniel Effron and colleagues presented dozens of predominantly W
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