Cass R. Sunstein

“Padmé insists: “There’s always a choice.” Does Anakin hear the echo of her voice decades later, when he decides to save their…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“Partyism certainly isn’t as horrible as racism; no one is enslaved or turned into a lower caste. But according to some measures,…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“More recently, Lucas described a visit in Europe, after the release of Revenge of the Sith, “with a dozen reporters, and the…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“Those who emphasize animal rights have a more complicated task. They tend to urge that animals should be given rights to the…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“Without shared experiences, a heterogeneous society will have a much more difficult time addressing social problems. People may even find it hard…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“You can become radicalized in the sense that you come to believe, firmly, a position that is within the political mainstream—for example,…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“By itself, partyism is not the most serious threat to democratic self-government. But if it decreases government’s ability to solve serious problems,…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“Emotions can get in the way of truth-seeking. People do not process information in a neutral way.”

— Cass R. Sunstein

“Or consider the fact that after people buy a new car, they often love to read advertisements that speak enthusiastically about the…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“A lot of people disparage the Star Wars prequels, and understandably so; they’re not nearly as good as the original trilogy. But…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“Brandeis can be taken to have offered a conception of the social role of the idealized citizen. For such a citizen, active…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“In 1960, just 5 percent of Republicans and 4 percent of Democrats said that they would feel “displeased” if their child married…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“As the lives of their characters develop, they end up on paths that writers could not possibly have foreseen—and hence give the…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“Any heterogeneous society faces a risk of fragmentation. This”

— Cass R. Sunstein

“We are blind to the fact that what we do to them deprives them of their rights; we do not want to…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“What really matters is that in the Star Wars series, as in many works of literature, “I am your father” moments and…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“Lawrence Kasdan has this to say about Star Wars: “Force Awakens, New Hope, Empire—these are movies about fulfilling what is inside you.…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“We can believe in hierarchy. We can believe the universe was made just for us. Hierarchy and a major sense of entitlement…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“Centuries later, John Rawls wrote of the same possibility: “The benefits from discussion lie in the fact that even representative legislators are…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“If we understand “rights” to be legal protection against harm, then many animals already do have rights, and the idea of animal…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“Do musical preferences predict political inclinations? Not long ago, an official with Pandora said that its predictions about those inclinations, based on…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“There is another problem. Echo chambers can lead people to believe in falsehoods, and it may be difficult or impossible to correct…

— Cass R. Sunstein