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The author explains how very small changes in very basic things in our life, like the price of milk, can have a ripple effect.

Very frequently, public officials will bend the truth in order to make a certain group look bad or good to justify actions. For example, cocaine dealers are often seen as rich criminals with a lot of power, but ironically a surprisingly large percentage of cocaine dealers live with their mothers. This false stereotype was created to justify the fact that cocaine dealers were getting away from the law.

The author of this book is able to transition between topics flawlessly. Even comparing aspects of the KKK and sumo wrestlers to data about crime.

The book examines, in depth, how cultural, moral, and economic incentives can influence our decisions in unpredictable ways. Like how a fine for leaving your child at a daycare for too long will increase the rate at which that happens.

It's really crazy how seemingly different things directly correlate with each other. Like crime and abortions in any given area.