The December 9, 2006, issue of World magazine contained an interview with Arthur C. Brooks, author of the book Who Really Cares: the Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism. The book discusses, on the basis of statistical data, the difference between political liberals and conservatives in charitable giving.
Over the past couple decades, the media has been awash in propaganda suggesting that liberals are socially conscious, charitable individuals, while conservatives are greedy, uncaring intellectuals with unhealthy capitalist drives. But the data seems to suggest the truth is dramatically different than that.