Anyone who reads this blog knows that I like the work of Jonathan Haidt. His books are among my favorites: The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom; The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, and The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure. (I'm working on a review of the third book.) This morning Haidt posted on Twitter that he has started a website called OpenMind, "A free interactive platform designed to depolarize communities and foster mutual understanding across differences." Here is the link.
OpenMind | Reduce political polarization in your community
I've signed up so I can take the quiz that measures my bias; it will be interesting to see if I'm practicing what I'm preaching! The site also posts resources to help explain liberal, conservative and libertarian mindsets. I haven't explored all of the content but I like what I've seen so far.
