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The Biology of Political Bias

To the Best of Our Knowledge

    Are political beliefs predetermined at birth?  Encoded in our genes? Political scientist John Hibbing does fMRI studies of liberal and conserative brains and says there are significant biological differences. His message: stop yelling at the other party.  They can’t help what they think. 

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