# "The Righteous Mind," by Professor Jonathan Haidt, is reviewed

1 March 18, 2012 The Wall Street Journal ![Wall Street Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/wsjlogo.jpg?itok=5Qt0z3WX)>

Excerpt from [The Wall Street Journal](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304692804577281311514282028.html) -- "What a brief review of 'The Righteous Mind' can only touch upon is the scientific ambition of Mr. [Haidt](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/jonathan-haidt)'s project. His observations about American politics are just the most accessible part of a wider argument about the nature and origins of morality itself."

[Read more](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304692804577281311514282028.html)

Additional coverage appeared on [The Daily Beast](http://www.thedailybeast.com/videos/2012/03/12/bringing-the-left-and-right-together.html) and [MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Show](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31510813/#46724467).