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Professor Jonathan Haidt's book, "The Righteous Mind," is referenced

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Excerpt from The Washington Post -- "These dynamics have reminded me of Jonathan Haidt’s seminal book, 'The Righteous Mind.' Haidt, a social psychologist, used exhaustive evidence to explain that our political preferences are not the product of careful analytic reasoning. Instead, they spring from a combination of moral intuition (instinct) and a tribal affiliation with people who we believe share these instincts. We use reason, facts and analysis to affirm our gut decisions."

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