Stories by Chris Mooney

Chris Mooney is the author of four books, including "The Republican War on Science" (2005). His next book, "The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science—and Reality," is due out in April. subscribe to Chris Mooney's feed

Conservatives Drink Bud, Liberals Drink Heineken?

Posted on: Feb 25, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The new science of ideology now extends to consumer choices, demonstrating how unconscious our political viewpoints really are.

Is the Right-Wing Psyche Allergic to Reality? A New Study Shows Conservatives Ignore Facts More Than Liberals

Posted on: Aug 27, 2012, Source: Salon

More evidence that conservatives tilted their views of the facts to favor their moral convictions more than liberals did, on every single issue.

Chris Mooney: ‘Why Everybody Must Read Joe Romm’s New Book Language Intelligence‘

Posted on: Aug 22, 2012, Source: Climate Progress

Mooney: Are Conservatives Happier Than Liberals?

Posted on: Jul 16, 2012, Source: Salon

Conservatives tend to be just plain happier people than liberals are. That's seriously bad news for the left.

Conservatives Attack Scientific Findings About Why They Hate Science (Helping to Confirm the Science)

Posted on: May 29, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Some would like to dismiss the inconvenient findings about the political right, but the science won’t let them.

5 Things the Science Doesn't Say About the Conservative Brain

Posted on: May 8, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The science of cognition and ideology has been greeted with a number of common myths.

Why Conservatives Believe in Anti-Gay Pseudo-Science

Posted on: May 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The anti-gay-rights movement's claims about homosexuality are based on the worst kind of junk "science."

The Science of Fox News: Why Its Viewers are the Most Misinformed

Posted on: Apr 8, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Authoritarian people have a stronger emotional need for an outlet like Fox, where they can find affirmation and escape factual challenges to their beliefs.

The Strange Conservative Brain: 3 Reasons Republicans Refuse to Accept Reality About Global Warming

Posted on: Mar 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Even many well-educated Republicans deny global warming. What's going on here?

How the Right-Wing Brain Works and What That Means for Progressives

Posted on: Mar 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet

There really is a science of conservative morality, and it really is vastly different from liberal morality. And there are key lessons to be drawn from this research.

The Republican Brain: Why Even Educated Conservatives Deny Science -- and Reality

Posted on: Feb 22, 2012, Source: AlterNet

New research shows that conservatives who consider themselves well-informed and educated are also deeper in denial about issues like global warming.

Is There a Scientific Reason Many Conservatives Hate Science?

Posted on: Jan 11, 2012, Source: Huffington Post

Some conservative denial of science may well be cynical. But polls show that large numbers of conservatives really believe the global warming and evolution aren't real.

Will Copenhagen Lead to Radical Climate Experiments?

Posted on: Dec 14, 2009, Source: Mother Jones Online

If the summit fails, controversial geo-engineering projects may get a boost.

Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens our Future

Posted on: Aug 20, 2009, Source: Basic Books

Science matters- to politics, the economy, and our future. But do Americans really understand and appreciate that?

Why We Need to Put Science Back in Government

Posted on: Jun 30, 2008, Source: Yale Environment 360

The Bush administration has been widely criticized for placing politics over science. The next president must act to reverse that trend.

As Climate Changes Threatens U.S. Gulf States, Federal Agencies Twiddle Thumbs

Posted on: Apr 13, 2008, Source: Science Progress

We ought to be outraged at how poor a job our government is doing when it comes to processing information about global warming.

Survival Of The Flimsiest

Posted on: Nov 25, 2005, Source: The American Prospect

The so-called 'Intelligent Design' debate is just the latest, most watered-down version of anti-evolutionists' attempts to sneak God into the classroom.

Did Bush Really Warm to Climate Change?

Posted on: Jul 14, 2005, Source: The American Prospect

Whatever Bush might have said about global warming in Scotland, the truth is that he didn't budge. The good news is that the issue is firmly on the agenda in the U.S.

Misleading.gov

Posted on: Apr 13, 2005, Source: The American Prospect

A new government website misinforms parents about how to protect their kids from sexually transmitted diseases.

The Fraud of 'Sound Science'

Posted on: May 12, 2004, Source: Gadflyer

Conservative Republicans, and even some liberal commentators, have adopted the phrase "sound science." If it isn't "good science" then what exactly is it?