Reddit mentions of Makers and Takers: Why conservatives work harder, feel happier, have closer families, take fewer drugs, give more generously, value honesty more, are less materialistic and

Let me start by saying that I come from a family that embraces a variety of political flavors- my mother and I bleed blue, my brother is a centrist working on a graduate degree in paralegal studies, and also recently completed an internship for Pat Quinn's office (the point here being that he knows his shit), and my father is a rock-hard Republican who might as well set up a shrine to Reagan in his backyard. I spend more of my day than I should researching politics, but I emphasize my focus on Romney and the Republican Party because I'm fascinated as to how a major societal institution can be so seemingly contemptuous towards the progress of American society or even humanity as a whole. I've found that there are two types of rationale about Obama's failures:

Disappointment- this is more popular among moderate conservatives, especially Obamacons, and those who favor objectivity by stepping outside of their respective echo chambers. It's no secret that Obama broke promises. While many are disappointed with the deficit and the unemployment rate, the biggest disappointment was Obama's promise to change the tone in Washington. Politifact rates this promise as "in the works" but those who are frustrated aren't buying it. The debate over the integrity of this broken promise comes down to whether you believe that the fault lies with the half of Congress that has been acting in a manner similar to a 5-yr-old's temper-tantrum or that other presidents have faced obstructionist Congress' before and that Obama is just making excuses.

Delusion- this is more popular among people who don't take the time to break down what each side is throwin up. They believe that Obama is an American-hating, anticolonialist, socialist Muslim who is going to ruin the country, and that his biggest failure is the preservation of freedom. Unfortunately, you'd be surprised at how popular this rationale actually is. I have many friends who are college educated who fall for this shit. I have friends and fraternity brothers who read books about such clearly well-informed topics as Obama's war on religious freedom, how Liberalism is a mental disorder, and even why Conservatives hug their children more- all that right-wing propaganda bullshit. Unfortunately, even my own father falls into this category.

Peter Schweizer was a foreign policy advisor to Sarah Palin. He works with Andrew Breitbart and has authored several books with titles such as Makers and Takers: Why conservatives work harder, feel happier, have closer families, take fewer drugs, give more generously, value honesty more, are less materialistic.

But I don't bring this up to discredit the man. I think it's great to see a person of his character addressing such a pertinent issue like insider trading in Congress. The fact that it is him delivering this message encourages unity between conservatives and liberals so that we can more effectively confront the extensive corruption within our state and corporate systems.

Edit: This story was also covered well by Newsweek. Peter Schweizer's new book, on this topic and based on his independent research, is Throw Them All Out.

Without a border wall we're at risk for a much larger number of terrorists to cross the border. Hundreds could get it. They don't fly to Canada because Canada is a first world country with intelligence services and the whole works. It's easier to get into Mexico where even the cleanest politicians are more corrupt than Hillary Clinton. Mexico is not a good place. It's also easier to cross the Mexican border outside of established entry points. The U.S.-Canada border has more natural barriers. You're also not addressing the number one reason for the wall and that is to reduce illegal border crossings by people coming here looking for handouts from Bernie Sanders.

You can't find a source on my statistic because Google's algorithm won't let you.

Here is the source: https://www.amazon.com/Makers-Takers-conservatives-generously-materialistic/dp/038551350X/

“Academic studies have found that those on the political left are five times more likely to use marijuana and cocaine . . . Another survey found that Democrats were five times more likely to use marijuana than Republicans . . .

“A study published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse found that among heavy drug users, the ratio of Democrats to Republicans was more than 8-to-1.”

Yet another survey found a “direct and linear relationship” between liberalism and the use of any illicit drug.