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Professor Jonathan Haidt's co-authored book, "The Coddling of the American Mind," is reviewed

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Excerpt from The Economist -- "Three basic misconceptions underpin this hypochondriacal outlook, Mr Haidt and Mr Lukianoff write. First, that a person’s feelings, such as over whether a remark is racist, are always right. Second, that humankind can be split into good and bad people, whereas, as Solzhenitsyn put it, 'the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being'. Finally, that risk is best avoided, or 'What doesn’t kill you makes you weaker'."

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