Think You Know Why You Vote? Think Again.

One thing that's been increasingly apparent as I've grown older is that most adults are really, really, really reluctant to change their minds. We tend to hold on to (or throw out) facts depending on how well they fit in with our existing belief systems. And this article--which, granted, is a little long on argument in the early pages--analyzes the phenomenon with far more depth than I can hope to muster.