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

1 Faculty News July 3, 2017 ![Los Angeles Times logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_032838.jpg?itok=d4eVwIbD)>

Excerpt from the [Los Angeles Times](http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-abolish-fourth-20170703-story.html) -- "If the left can learn to make the stars and stripes its own, it will appeal to some Trump voters, too. As social psychologist [Jonathan Haidt](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/jonathan-haidt) argues in his book 'The Righteous Mind,' conservatives vote based on certain moral values that liberals do not typically articulate. Among these are loyalty, sanctity and authority — all of which Trump played to with his 'Make America Great Again' message."

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