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Dining across the divide: ‘I was very surprised to meet someone committed to Conservatism at such a young age’ | Life and style

Dining across the divide: ‘I was very surprised to meet someone committed to Conservatism at such a young age’ | Life and style

Published by Sam Flores

Hugo, 21, Birmingham Occupation Social media manager for the Conservative party Voting record Always Conservative Amuse bouche Hugo took up competitive powerlifting as a teenager to deal with stress during the pandemic William, 39, Birmingham Occupation Researcher in transport psychology Voting record William can vote in both the UK and France, and usually opts for a leftwing party – here, either Labour or Green Amuse bouche William was once attacked by geese while running along the canal. In revenge, he added a question about geese to his transport research, and it turned out roughly 30% of runners have had a goose incident For starters Hugo I thought he seemed like a really reasonable, nice guy. He told me about the work he does in transport; it’s really respectable, useful stuff. William I was very surprised to meet someone committed to Conservatism at such a young age. But he was very articulate. He’s knowledgable, he knows the policies much better than I do. You can’t judge a book by its cover. Hugo I had buttermilk chicken tenders, …

William Adams, the Bombay bureaucrat whose vision of a solar future was dashed by colonial conservatism

William Adams, the Bombay bureaucrat whose vision of a solar future was dashed by colonial conservatism

Published by skeptic

William Adams was entranced by energy. As a young man, his interest was nursed by working as a clerk in a London patent office in the 1860s. This gave him an early look at some of the first British designs for exploiting solar energy using mirrors, water or both. Adams would later recount his excitement at reading about the French mathematician Augustin Mouchot’s invention of the first machine ever to run on energy from the Sun. The device, which connected a solar boiler to a specifically designed steam engine, was warmly received by Napoleon III when it was presented to the emperor in 1866. Inspired, Adams soon designed and patented his own rudimentary solar boiler. The only problem was, he needed more sun. This series is dedicated to lesser-known, highly influential scientists who have had a powerful influence on the careers and research paths of many others, including the authors of these articles. When offered the chance to become deputy registrar of Bombay by the Indian city’s governor, Sir Philip Edmond Wodehouse, Adams jumped at …

How racial resentment relates to political conservatism across different White religious groups

How racial resentment relates to political conservatism across different White religious groups

Published by José Betancourt

A recent study published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion suggests that racial resentment plays a major role in driving conservative political beliefs among White Americans who are not religiously conservative. While White religious conservatives tend to support right-leaning policies regardless of their racial attitudes, harboring racial resentment provides evidence of a conservative political shift among White religious moderates, liberals, and nonreligious individuals. Philip Schwadel, a sociology professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, conducted the new study to explore how racial attitudes influence the political leanings of different religious groups. “The research and popular discourse on racism/racial resentment, religion, and politics focuses on how views of race connect white evangelical Christians to conservative politics and the Republican party,” Schwadel said. “While it is true that white evangelicals and political conservatives are both relatively likely to express racial resentment, that does not mean non-evangelical whites express no racial resentment,” Schwadel told PsyPost. “So, I thought it would be informative to examine how racial resentment explains differences in political affiliations/orientations among various white religious …

How Trump Killed Conservatism – The Atlantic

How Trump Killed Conservatism – The Atlantic

Published by Sam Flores

The “Make America Great Again” movement is the beating heart of the GOP, the dominant political party in America—which makes MAGA the most important political movement in the world. And that is why some recent developments within the MAGA movement are so disquieting. Earlier this month, the College Republicans of America, one of oldest youth organizations affiliated with the Republican Party, hired Kai Schwemmer as the group’s political director. Schwemmer has past ties to the white supremacist and anti-Semite Nick Fuentes and his Groyper movement, a loose network of white-nationalist activists and internet trolls who gravitate around online influencers, primarily Fuentes. College Republicans of America President Martin Bertao defended the hire on X, writing that he had reflected on the decision and chose “to apologize … to absolutely NOBODY,” adding, “CRA will never back down to the WOKE mob!” For his part, Schwemmer told Fox News Digital that he and the College Republicans are “done feeding into the ‘eat your own’ cancel culture paradigm of division that only seeks to advantage the left.” Schwemmer is …

Why did Finland's PM lose? Reporter explains the key issue voters cared about

Why did Finland's PM lose? Reporter explains the key issue voters cared about

Published by Sam Flores

Finland’s left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat in the country’s parliamentary election as the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party claimed victory in a tightly fought contest. CNN’s Laila Harrak spoke with New York Times’ Chief Diplomatic Correspondent Steven Erlanger to discuss how the popular politician lost the election. Source link