David Pierce,

I really need to make time to read that Haidt. All I’ve read from him, at least in terms of his books, is The Righteous Mind. That’s a book I’ve suggested many people read but probably none of them have. I feel it’s particularly apropos now.

I liked Batuman’s The Idiot. What did you think? It’s nice how she keeps coming up in our conversations here. She’s worth talking about. Good writer.