Editing Moral universalism (section)

=== Universalism and politics ===
Measurement regarding universalism and politics typically seeks to explain political divides from the moral ''origins'' of their supporters. Enke et al. have published a number of studies, including their canonical study, where they find that heterogeneity in universalism descriptively explains why the left and right both simultaneously support and oppose different types of government spending.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Enke |first1=Benjamin |last2=Rodríguez-Padilla |first2=Ricardo |last3=Zimmermann |first3=Florian |date=July 2020 |title=Moral Universalism and the Structure of Ideology |url=http://www.nber.org/papers/w27511.pdf |language=en |location=Cambridge, MA |pages=w27511 |doi=10.3386/w27511|s2cid=214116079 }}</ref> They find that you can explain the left-right divide on topics such as redistribution through the level and quality of universalism in their respective politics (e.g., redistribution to US veterans, which is more morally loyalist, compared to redistribution via foreign aid). They find the political left to be broadly more universalistic. Haidt too has written about how his (broader) Moral Foundations theory can be applied to modern US politics.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schuman |first=Joseph |date=July 15, 2018 |title=The Righteous Mind: Moral Foundations Theory |url=https://dividedwefall.org/the-righteous-mind-moral-foundations-theory/ |work=Divided We Fall |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

The idea of a [[universal basic income]] has also been put forward within politics.