{"product_id":"liberal-hearts-and-conservative-brains-ron-lipsman-9780595463206","title":"Liberal Hearts and Conservative Brains: The Correlation between Age and Political Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"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!\"\u003cbr\u003e -Elias Crim, Publishing Consultant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessor Lipsman\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eargues 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; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexamines the most interesting counter-examples to these trends--namely, premature conservatives and aging liberals-and explains what motivates them; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epresents 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; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Bruce Bartlett, nationally syndicated columnist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron Lipsman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595463207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595463206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Ron Lipsman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517378539775,"sku":"9780595463206","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cdf50672-135b-4a4a-8793-35135dc5be5a.jpg?v=1778731601","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/liberal-hearts-and-conservative-brains-ron-lipsman-9780595463206","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}