The Weekly Standard Slams The Republican Brain

[image error]Thecover storyof thelatestWeekly Standard, by Andrew Ferguson,is entitled “The New Phrenology.”In it, the writer slamsThe Republican Brain and pretty much dismisses the whole field of scientific research on ideology.

Why? Ferguson’s complaint rests on a variety of methodological objections to psychology studies, especially those relying on undergraduates (as if the field has not considered these criticisms, and as if these are the only studies involved).

In other words, and just like Jonah Gold...