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The U.S. is an optimistic nation. No candidate has ever won the American presidency by speaking primarily to people's deepest fears and by manufacturing a sense of apocalypse - that our leaders 'can't do anything right,' that things are utterly falling apart.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: American Anything Apart Apocalypse Candidate Deepest Ever Falling Fears Leaders Manufacturing Nation Optimistic Our People Presidency Primarily Right Sense Speaking Things Utterly Won

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In recent years, Republicans have argued that Congress is a more responsible policymaker than the executive branch. But when it comes to regulation, Congress is often much worse, and for just one reason: Executive agencies almost always focus on both costs and benefits, and Congress usually doesn't.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Agencies Almost Always Argued Benefits Both Branch Congress Costs Executive Executive Branch Focus Just Just One More Much Often Reason Recent Recent Years Regulation Republicans Responsible Than Worse Years

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If a major source of the nation's news is personalizing user experiences, people with different points of view will end up in echo chambers of their own design. Facebook didn't create that problem, but it shouldn't aggravate it.

~Cass Sunstein

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In a well-functioning democracy, people frequently encounter topics and points of view that they did not specifically select but from which they learn. Those encounters can change minds and, even, the course of lives.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Change Course Democracy Did Encounter Encounters Even Frequently Learn Lives Minds People Points Select Specifically Those Topics View Which

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Facebook seems to think that it would be liberating if everyone's News Feed could be personalized so that people see only and exactly what they want. Don't believe it. That's a prison.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Believe Could Everyone Exactly Exactly What Facebook Feed Liberating News Only People Personalized Prison See Seems Think Want Would

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If a company has acted badly, people want to punish it - not in order to deter future misconduct, but simply because they're outraged. And the more outraged they are, the more punishment they want to inflict.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Acted Badly Because Company Deter Future Inflict More Order Outraged People Punish Punishment Simply Want

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Democrats pride themselves on their commitment to science. Citing climate change, they contend that they are the party of truth, while Republicans are 'denialists.' But with respect to genetically modified organisms, many Democrats seem indifferent to science, and to be practicing a denialism of their own - perhaps more so than Republicans.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Change Citing Climate Climate Change Commitment Contend Democrats Genetically Indifferent Many Modified More Organisms Own Party Perhaps Practicing Pride Republicans Respect Science Seem Than Themselves Truth While

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What's disgusting about genetic modification of food? I speculate that many people have an immediate, intuitive sense that what's healthy is what's 'natural,' and that efforts to tamper with nature will inevitably unleash serious risks - so-called Frankenfoods. The problem with that speculation is that it's flat-out wrong.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: About Disgusting Efforts Food Genetic Healthy Immediate Inevitably Intuitive Many Modification Natural Nature People Problem Risks Sense Serious So-Called Speculate Speculation The Problem With Will Wrong

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There's an old adage about speakers: You won't remember what they said, but you'll never forget how they made you feel. Trump knows that in his bones. He gives his supporters - and they are growing - a terrific feeling of safety and security, along with a laugh and a smile.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: About Adage Along Bones Feel Feeling Forget Gives Growing He His How Knows Laugh Made Never Never Forget Old Remember Safety Said Security Smile Speakers Supporters Terrific Trump You

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Voters like to fall in love with presidential candidates, at least a little bit.

~Cass Sunstein

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Lawyer

Born: September 21st, 1954

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