I think it's a very firm part of human nature that if you surround yourself with like-minded people, you'll end up thinking… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
And so it's no surprise that people who object to the death penalty on pure moral grounds also think it has no… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
I'm also a big Bob Dylan fan. The songs on The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - which is one of his best early… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
So, you could often say things are terrible and that accounts for what happened, or things are really bright, and that accounts… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
For the Sanders supporters, there's a thought that the people who are well off are doing really great, and the system is… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
Once we know that people are human and have some Homer Simpson in them, then there's a lot that can be done… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
Those subject to capital punishment are real human beings, with their own backgrounds and narratives. By contrast, those whose lives are or… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
A program that saves young people produces more welfare than one that saves old people. — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
The 'cash for clunkers' program was a big success in part because it gave people the sense that the economy was moving. — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
Even though Star Wars is easily read as feminist for its time - and even for now, with Princess Leia's role -… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
There's a big difference between the role of an academic and the role of someone in government. That's a cliche, but in… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
Democrats want to use government power to make people's lives go better; Republicans respond that people know more than politicians do. We… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
The hero of the beloved Star Wars trilogy is Luke. The principle dynamic is the complicated relationship between Luke and his father.… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
I dealt with people with diverse political views. If you find people who are your political opponents, and talk to them for… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
Liberals are sometimes defined as people who can't take their own side in an argument. — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
The sky is always falling or the sky is always bright. In some ways, this is really morning in America and we… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
I talked to George Lucas once, not about Star Wars. Everyone wants to talk to him about Star Wars, and I didn't… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
How do things, whether they are movies, or plays, Hamilton, or people, ideas - how do they become transformative or iconic? That… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
A lot of people are focused on climate change as a defining challenge of our time. A lot of people think it… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
I think President Barack Obama has been an extraordinarily successful president, and that this period will record that with a bunch of exclamation points.… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
I am proud to say that the Federalist Society was founded in part at the University of Chicago, and one of its best characteristics… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
Groups become more extreme and entrenched in their beliefs and polarized from others when members only exchange information that reinforces their views and filter… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
Those who believe in climate change, as I do, I think it's also fair to say that they are more receptive to confirming evidence… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
I think it's a very firm part of human nature that if you surround yourself with like-minded people, you'll end up thinking more extreme… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
There is no liberty without dependency. That is why we should celebrate tax day. — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
And so it's no surprise that people who object to the death penalty on pure moral grounds also think it has no deterrent effect,… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
It is even possible that desirable redistribution is more likely to occur through climate change policy than otherwise, or to be accomplished more effectively… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
Presumed consent preserves freedom of choice, but it is different from explicit consent because it shifts the default rule. Under this policy, all citizens… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
A well-functioning democracy has a culture of free speech, not simply legal protection of free speech. It encourages independence of mind. It imparts a… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
I'm also a big Bob Dylan fan. The songs on The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - which is one of his best early albums -… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
So, you could often say things are terrible and that accounts for what happened, or things are really bright, and that accounts for what… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
