Men v. women v. womanly men

Women are the only realists; their whole object in life is to pit their realism against the extravagant, excessive, and occasionally drunken idealism of men. ―G.K. Chesterton

There is plenty of research on both the psychological and the physical dimorphism of men and women. But one of the more interesting lines of research is actually on the dimorphism between men and men.

There are especially intriguing dimorphic trends connected with conservative versus liberal ideologies.

The causality of this dimorphism seems to work both ways. Becoming more conservative is likely to change you, both psychologically and physically; but also, people with particular psychological and physical characteristics are more likely to be conservative to begin with.

It’s also worth noting in this regard that what we’re talking about here is a kind of “instinctual” affiliation that is often pre-reflective—or at least not carefully-considered.

The breakdown looks something like this:

• Conservatives are generally more…