We are being constantly bombarded in the news and in popular culture with the message that conservatives are stupid, even evil.  So it shouldn't surprise us that a study conducted by a team of psychology professors at the University of Washington-Seattle found that some students at the largely liberal college have received that message loud and clear. Tony Airaksinen, writing for PJ Media, reports on the results of the study and why it "should raise worry for any parent with a conservative kid in college." So, Kantor designed and held a four-hour experimental workshop with 20 student volunteers.  After two hours of putting students through team-building activities designed to foster empathy and compassion, the workshop turned political. This was intentional, of course. Students were then instructed to discuss their political views, but in a personal way.  For example, one Second Amendment supporter told the story of how he...(Read Full Post)