Reciprocity is a deep instinct; it is the basic currency of social life.

Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service.

Morality binds and blinds. It binds us into teams … but thereby makes us go blind to objective reality.

Economic issues are just as much moral issues as social issues.

If I believe that abortion is wrong, and I want to convince you that it's wrong, there's no reason I should recount to you my personal narrative of how I came to believe this.

Liberals are my friends, my colleagues, my social world.

Intuitions come first, strategic reasoning second.