Why Political Ideology Changes Across Generations
Generational effects arise when cohorts shaped by different formative events retain distinct orientations as they age. They differ from life-cycle changes common to many generations. A practical reading of why political ideology changes across generations Repeated cross-sections compare new samples over time. Panels reinterview the same people. Both help distinguish a lasting cohort imprint from […]
American Political Culture: Equality and Freedom
Two speakers may both defend freedom while arguing past one another. One means protection from coercion. The other means having the practical capacity to make a meaningful choice. Equality creates a parallel problem because legal status, treatment, opportunity, resources, and outcomes are different things to equalize. Political analysis begins by reconstructing each definition rather than […]
