Understanding the simple fact that morality differs around the world, and even within societies, is the first step toward understanding your righteous mind.

Liberals have difficulty understanding the Tea Party because they think it is a bunch of selfish racists. But I think the Tea Party is driven in large part by concerns about fairness.

The extreme self-sacrifice characteristic of group-selected species such as ants and bees can often be found among soldiers.

Our moral sense really evolved to bind groups together into teams that can cooperate in order to compete with other teams.

Morality binds people into groups. It gives us tribalism, it gives us genocide, war, and politics. But it also gives us heroism, altruism, and sainthood.

If you think half of America votes badly because they are stupid or religious, you are trapped in a matrix ... Take the red pill, learn some moral psychology and step outside the moral matrix.

Understanding the simple fact that morality differs around the world, and even within societies, is the first step toward understanding your righteous mind.