“A complete history of sexual scandal in Washington will probably never be written, because the public does not want to read a 20,000 page book that needs to be updated weekly (note to self: maybe they DO -- idea for… — Guillermo Jimenez Copy Share
“The Mystery of Futile Debate: Why do we engage endlessly in futile political debates? We can argue politics forever, with nary a hint of progress. The likelihood of anyone changing his or her mind as the result of a political argument is negligible, but we debate anyway. Whether on street corners or on "Meet the Press," political discussions go on… — Guillermo Jimenez Copy Share
“A complete history of sexual scandal in Washington will probably never be written, because the public does not want to read a 20,000 page book that needs to be updated weekly (note to self: maybe they DO -- idea for next book). From the earliest days of the Republic, when our first Ambassador, Benjamin Franklin, fondled and groped the awestruck… — Guillermo Jimenez Copy Share
“I sensed that if I were ever to meet [Senator Orrin] Hatch face-to-face there would be little that we could agree upon. There was something about watching Hatch that reminded me of unpleasant, futile political arguments I had had in my life. I wondered whether such political disagreements did not issue from underlying, perhaps even innate characteristics. Certainly, experience teaches… — Guillermo Jimenez Copy Share
“Our political opinions emanate from deep cultural and biological sources...This explains why we get so emotional about politics and why political compromise is generally… — Guillermo Jimenez Copy Share Image
“Our certitude and vehemence in political argument are way out of proportion to our knowledge...In politics, everybody is always very sure that they are… — Guillermo Jimenez Copy Share Image
“The conflict between left and right in modern republics is a sort of perpetual-motion mechanism and negative spiral at the same time. When we… — Guillermo Jimenez Copy Share Image
“Political opinions come from the heart, but the head claims the credit.” — Guillermo Jimenez Copy Share Image
“The biggest cost of our innate group-bias is that it sustains America's two-party duopoly. The Democrats exploit hostility toward Republicans in order to monopolize… — Guillermo Jimenez Copy Share Image
“Humans can intuitively sense through a variety of subtle clues (i.e., dress, accent, gestures) when another person possesses a mix of cultural and psychological… — Guillermo Jimenez Copy Share Image
