Review and Reflection on “The Righteous Mind” by Jonathan Haidt

This book was published in 2012. But really, it’s pretty timeless. Twelve years later and I find what Haidt wrote to be so very helpful. The subtitle is what grabbed my attention: “Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion.” If that’s not timely, I’m not sure what is.

And before we move on, let’s just take a moment to focus on the key two-word phrase in that subtitle — “good people.” We are so very polarized. We are reminded of this often through our media. I often wonder if we’re being told over and over again…