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
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
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
Anytime we're interacting with someone, we're judging them, we're sharing expectations, we think they didn't live up to those expectations. Jonathan Haidt anytimeexpectationinteract Change image and share on social
I began graduate school in the late 1980s, and my goal was to understand how morality varied across cultures and nations. I did some research comparing moral judgment in India and the U.S.A. Jonathan Haidt 1980sbegincompare Change image and 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
Democrats talk about programs like Social Security or Medicare, but it's not clear to most voters what Democrats' core moral values are. Jonathan Haidt clearcoredemocrat Change image and share on social
The great conservative insight is that order is really hard to achieve. It's really precious, and it's really easy to lose. Jonathan Haidt achieveconservativeeasy Change image and share on social
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
