Cass R. Sunstein

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September 21, 1954

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Cass R. Sunstein is an American legal scholar, particularly in the fields of constitutional law, administrative law, environmental law, and law and behavioral economics, who currently is the Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Obama administration. For 27 years, Sunstein taught at the University of Chicago Law School, where he continues to teach as the Harry Kalven Visiting Professor. Sunstein is currently Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where he is on leave while working in the Obama administration.

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	Infotopia: How Many Minds Produce Knowledge 3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Second Bill of Rights: FDR's Unfinished Revolution--And Why We Need It More Than Ever 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Societies Need Dissent 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Going to Extremes: How Like Minds Unite and Divide 3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Republic.com 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Rumors: How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, What Can Be Done 3.12 of 5 stars 3.12 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Radicals in Robes: Why Extreme Right-Wing Courts Are Wrong for America 3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Republic.com 2.0 2.93 of 5 stars 2.93 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Animal Rights: Current Debates and New Directions 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Risk and Reason: Safety, Law, and the Environment 3.19 of 5 stars 3.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“To become an extremist, hang around with people you agree with.”
― Cass R. Sunstein

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“Emotions can get in the way of truth-seeking. People do not process information in a neutral way.”
― Cass R. Sunstein, On Rumors: How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, What Can Be Done

tags: emotion, emotions, rumor, rumors, truth, truths

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