Trying to run Congress without human relationships is like trying to run a car without motor oil. Should we be surprised when the whole thing freezes up? Jonathan Haidt carcongressfreeze Change image and share on social
I think Republicans need to take income inequality more seriously. Not because I favor equality of outcomes. I do not. I think the Right is correct to stress merit and earned rewards, not handouts and forced equality. But I think what Republicans are blind to is that power corrupts. Jonathan Haidt blindcorrectcorrupt share on social
The most powerful force ever known on this planet is human cooperation - a force for construction and destruction. Jonathan Haidt constructioncooperationdestruction Change image and share on social
The big breakthrough for me was, once I stopped disliking conservatives and could actually see what they were right about, they showed me a lot of things that liberals were wrong about. But at the same time, I think there are some things that liberals are right about that conservatives have trouble seeing. Jonathan Haidt bigbreakthroughconservative share on social
While it is useful to rebut charges and get your arguments out in circulation, you have to understand that arguments and evidence have little impact on people as long as their feelings tilt them against you. Jonathan Haidt argumentchargecirculation share on social
When I began my work on how morality varies across the political spectrum, there was a partisan, manipulative element to it. I wanted to help the Democrats win. Jonathan Haidt begindemocratelement Change image and share on social
Conservatives tend to see the world more in terms of good-versus-evil and, for some of them, the nightmare is a disarmed citizenry that can be preyed upon by criminals. They know that having a gun in the house would increase the risk of an accident for a member of their family, but they're willing to take that risk. Jonathan Haidt accidentcitizenryconservative share on social
If you have high IQ, you're really good at finding post-hoc arguments to support your feelings of truthiness. Jonathan Haidt argumentfeelingfind Change image and share on social
Liberals have difficulty understanding the Tea Party because they think it is a bunch of selfish racists. But I think the Tea Party is driven in large part by concerns about fairness. Jonathan Haidt bunchconcerndifficulty Change image and share on social
My early research - I'm a social psychologist, and my early research was on how people make moral judgments. When I entered the field in 1987, everybody was looking at moral reasoning - how do kids reason about a moral dilemma? Should a guy steal a drug to save his wife's life? Jonathan Haidt dilemmadrugearly share on social