# Prof. Jonathan Haidt's book, "The Righteous Mind," is highlighted

1 Faculty News September 23, 2013 ![Bloomberg logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/bloomberg192x144.jpg?itok=yV529lwz)>

Excerpt from [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-23/how-republicans-justify-cutting-food-stamps-while-boosting-farm-subsidies.html) -- "Is there a way that we can explain supporting Medicare while cutting Medicaid, Social Security but not welfare checks, farm subsidies but not food stamps? For readers of [Jonathan Haidt’s](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/jonathan-haidt) amazing book, 'The Righteous Mind,' the answer should be 'yes.' It lies in reciprocity."

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