https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2011/07/11/change-the-culture-change-politics/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:51:53 -0400<![CDATA[I am excited to be posting on the new PJ Lifestyle blog. As a psychologist, I really feel that culture drives politics and that if you can change the culture, you can change politics. Right now, it feels to me that our culture is driven by left-leaning memes in relationships, gender issues, academics, and even food. For example, why is it that when I go to get some snacks at Whole Foods, I am bombarded with Obama stickers, articles on global warming, and old hippies who have little tolerance for libertarians or conservatives? As my former graduate school dean said when an organization tried to start imposing rules on her program, &#8220;who died and made them God?&#8221;]]>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:15:51 -0400<![CDATA[Helen Smith]]>https://pjmedia.com/helen-smith/2011/07/11/change-the-culture-change-politics-n135777