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Why They Won’t Listen

Mar 24, 2012
Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at the University of Virginia, believes intuition -- not reason -- guides people’s behavior, and with his new book, "The Righteous Mind," he wants to teach you how to better sell your politics.

Enlightened but Unemployed

Jun 19, 2011
The well-intentioned handwringing over what to do about the slow asphyxiation of the traditional American humanities education continues over at Salon.com, where novelist Kim Brooks laments the failure of liberal arts colleges to prepare students for professionally and financially rewarding careers. (more)