Why Identity Beats Policy

In a Yale experiment, students backed whatever welfare policy their party supposedly endorsed, then insisted the party label had nothing to do with it. In this episode, Dennis Kramer explores the behavioral science of why our sense of who we are often shapes what we believe, from classic research on group loyalty to evidence that politics can even shape our faith. Then we turn to Galatians 2, where the Apostle Peter gave in to group pressure, and close with four practical habits for thinking more freely. 0:00 Cold Open 1:32 Introducing the Host 2:17 Welcome 3:30 The Tribe in Your Head 5:25 Party Over Policy 7:19 When Politics Shapes Faith 8:58 Peter at Antioch 10:45 Breaking the Pull of the Tribe 12:17 Closing