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Social Psychologist Jonathan Haidt

New York Parochialism Is Not an Oxymoron

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, is the winner of the 2013 Zócalo Book Prize. He spent 16 years at the University of Virginia before joining the faculty of New York University’s Stern School of Business in 2011. Before talking about whether Americans can learn to reconcile politics and reason, he lauded Glen Beck, evaluated the open-mindedness of New Yorkers, and confessed to crimes he gets away with in the Zócalo green room.

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Race Is Easy. Ideology Is Hard.

Jonathan Haidt, Winner of the Third Annual Zócalo Book Prize, Explains Why Good People Demonize One Another

by Sarah Rothbard |

The Third Annual Zócalo Public Square Book Prize was made possible by the generous support of Southern California Gas Company.

“It’s a hell of a challenge to create a cohesive community …

Why Is It So Hard For Us To Get Along?

The Righteous Mind

by Jonathan Haidt |

Americans have always be divided by race and background, but today we’re just as likely to be divided by our politics. Evolution, according to social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, has wired …

We Have a Righteous Book Prize Winner

Social Psychologist Jonathan Haidt, Author of The Righteous Mind, Has Won the Third Annual Zócalo Book Prize

For 10 years now, Zócalo Public Square has convened people in public spaces to talk about important issues and ideas. We do so in the belief that examining visceral, even …


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