Haidt makes an excellent case that smartphones have harmed a generation and are working to harm the next one: What happened in the early 2010s that altered adolescent development and worsened mental health? Theories abound, but the fact that similar … Continue reading →
I already had quite a bit of respect for Jonathan Haidt. He’s a moderate who tends more to the liberal end of things, but his work on political belief systems is very important and for the most part very fair. … Continue reading →
This new book by Jonathan Haidt seems very promising. It’s entitled The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure. Now, I’m not sure the people coddling the American mind … Continue reading →
Brilliant talk by Haidt: I’ve become more and more impressed with Haidt over time. Fearless, clear, supported by evidence, he keeps churning out these videos and giving these talks. He started as a liberal—I don’t know where he’s at politically … Continue reading →
Want to compare yourself to liberals and conservatives on a bunch of tests of knowledge, morals, and values based on Jonathan Haidt’s research? Go here; it’s kind of fun. I took the tests and, as you might guess, some of … Continue reading →
Jonathan Haidt is a writer and social psychologist who started out as a liberal. But along the way something unexpected happened: he actually read a book that featured the writings of leading conservative thinkers. Until then, Haidt: …had thought of … Continue reading →
Political diversity, that is: There are more than ten Democrats for every one Republican among elite professors at America’s top liberal arts colleges, a new study found. Worse, Democrats outnumber Republicans by 70 to 1 in religion departments, and that … Continue reading →
For obvious reasons, several people have sent me this link to a NY Times article on the overwhelming presence of liberals in the field of personality and social psychology. Conservatives? This group has barely ever heard of em, except perhaps … Continue reading →
Judith Warner seems to be trying to get it. In a meandering, unfocused piece in the NY Times, she tries to work through her confusion about Palinmania. Along the way, there is the usual condescension, barely contained. But towards the … Continue reading →