Jonathan Haidt

Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He is the author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion.

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How to Talk to People You Don't Agree With at Thanksgiving

As Americans prepare to host Thanksgiving dinners and other holiday meals, much attention is paid to the food served, the table setting, and the guest list. But is anyone setting the table for a good...

By Caroline Mehl and Jonathan Haidt

This Voting System Might Help U.S. Democracy

New York City has chosen its next Mayor. It happened more than four months before election day, November 2, when Eric Adams won the Democratic primary.Why is the general election in one of the most...

By Katherine M. Gehl and Jonathan Haidt

How to Reunite a Divided America

Healing our divided nation is the defining challenge of our time. Nothing less than the success of the American experiment is at stake.Our problems won’t be solved with a single election or a new president....

By John Avlon , Mickey Edwards , Maya MacGuineas and Jonathan Haidt

It's True: Liberals Like Cats More Than Conservatives Do

Preferences for pets or particular kinds of food can accurately predict partisanship, research from more than 200,000 TIME readers shows

By Chris Wilson and Jonathan Haidt

How Your Personality May Reveal Your Politics

In January, we published a quiz on TIME.com (time.com/mypolitics) that guessed people’s politics by asking how much they agreed or disagreed with statements like “I prefer cats to dogs.” Our initial prediction was based on...

By Jonathan Haidt

Can TIME Predict Your Politics?

See how your preferences in dogs, Internet browsers, and 10 other items predict your partisan leanings.

By Jonathan Haidt and Chris Wilson
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