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Brian Erb's avatar

The self interest calculus (“Good for me is actually good in itself

!”) of trad cons has been amply outlined in work by @Rob Kurzban and Jason Weeden.

https://pleeps.org/2015/01/12/sexual-politics-and-self-interest/

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Alex Hill's avatar

Interesting article, thanks for the link! Yes and it cuts both ways - I've found that freewheelers respond defensively to the suggestion that the pill could have increased rates of single motherhood.

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Brian Erb's avatar

Yeah, it totally cuts both ways.

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