I take a dim view of most social “science” – and none is dimmer than the social “science” that the partisan fringe media toss around every from time to time as a palate-cleanser for the kool-aid drinkers in their respective audiences. You remember them – “Study shows Liberals are Smarter” or “Conservatives are happier”, usually based on some very, er ,focused reading of data from other studies that found a correlation that served the writer’s narrative.
And make no mistake about it; I do in fact disdain this sort of thing.
But sometimes, a story is too much fun not to dain…:
…while cautioning the gentle reader not to take it too, too, too seriously.
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