Lean to the Left? It May Be Mommy's Fault

That bit is fascinating!

littlek


Except for this:
The research was featured in stories in the Economist and the United Kingdom-based Telegraph. The Economist story, however, noted that the UNM study conflicts with findings published last year by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

Those researchers concluded that insecure and fearful children were more likely to grow up into conservatives, while confident youths were more likely to become liberals, according to the Economist.

I'm not sure that's a contradiction. Who says children of turbulent homes can't be confident?