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Oops, We Meant Liberals: Academics Correct Paper That Tied Conservatives To ‘Psychotic’ Traits
ByGuest Post June 9, 2016

By Blake Neff A group of researchers has issued a dramatic corrections to a paper that linked political conservatism with psychotic traits. The paper in question was “Correlation not Causation: The Relationship between Personality Traits and Political Ideologies,” authored by Brad Verhulst and Lindon Eaves of Virginia Commonwealth University along with Peter Hatemi of Penn State University. The paper investigated the…

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Science & Skepticism

This New Study Devastates Claims Of Global Warming Alarmism
ByGuest Post June 8, 2016

By Michael Bastasch Two climate scientists skeptical of man-made global warming are closely watching a study they say could be a “death knell” to climate alarmism. A major scientific study conducted at the University of Reading on the interactions between aerosols and clouds is much weaker than most climate models assume, meaning the planet could warm way…

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Economics of Liberty

Global Study Finds Gender Wage Gap Close To Zero
ByGuest Post May 16, 2016

By Guy Bentley The gender wage gap is almost none existent in the developed world, according to a Korn Ferry Hay Group analysis of 33 countries around the globe. The study examined more than eight million employees across dozens of countries and found the pay gap between men and women working in same types of roles, with the same…

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Abuse of Authority

Feds Spent $35 Million On Weird Research, Like Why Primates Love Metallica [VIDEO]
ByGuest Post May 11, 2016

Ethan Barton Federal agencies apparently spent $35 million on 20 questionable studies, a report has found, including experiments on what makes goldfish feel sexy and if being liberal is genetic. “We ought to reevaluate a system that spends federal funds looking for America’s next top model over a cure for cancer,” Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican, said in…

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Science & Skepticism

Scientist Exposes ‘Sham’ Methodology Linking E-Cigarettes To Smoking
ByGuest Post January 23, 2016

Guy Bentley A Swiss study claiming vaping can lead to smoking and harms current smokers’ chance of quitting suffers from “fatal” flaws, and the paper’s conclusions are misrepresentative, according to a leading public health expert. “We found no beneficial effects of vaping at follow-up for either smoking cessation or smoking reduction,” the authors conclude in the…

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Headline News

Study: Men Who Harass Women Online Are Losers.
ByGuest Post July 21, 2015July 21, 2015

By: Laura Meyers A new study has claimed that men who harass women online and in male-dominated fields are literal losers. Michael Kasumovic and Jeffrey Kuznekoff, researchers at the University of New South Wales and Miami University “hypothesized that female-initiated disruption of a male hierarchy incites hostile behavior from poor performing males who stand to lose…

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Opinions

Jon Stewart is more trustworthy than MSNBC according to new study
ByGuest Post June 12, 2014

When I’m feeling masochistic and curious about what the leftists are up to, I like to put on MSNBC for as long I can tolerate it. I’ve never been able to stand more than a minute or two of their race baiting, divisive, and poorly researched news reporting. A new study conducted by the Brookings…

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