How much does your geography, location, and circle of relationships shape your identity? The more you are surrounded by homogeny, the less likely you are to be able to see the validity in an alternative opinion. But, if someone from a certain political persuasion moves across the country and has to make all new friends, most of whom have the opposite political identity, they may be forced for the first time to really understand the logic behind the other side. So, the question is, are you what you are because it really makes the most sense to you? Or are you what you are because you haven't put yourself in a place to hear a reasonable alternative yet? No matter what you are, hopefully this place helps a little.

How much of what people currently believe the role of the government should be is based on a faulty sense of economics? For example, I have a friend who will admit that raising the minimum wage will likely raise unemployment as well. It's a simply economic principle. But, his contention is that it is still worth it. I can appreciate that viewpoint even though I disagree with it, because it's honest. It's the people who say we can raise the minimum wage, and everyone will make more money with no consequences that drive me crazy. Why are most economists conservative? Are they all inherently greedy? Or are they simply more aware of the effects of fiscal policy?