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An important contribution to a field dominated by group-oriented explanations. --Christopher Weber, Political Science Quarterly The book makes an interesting contribution to our understanding of political attitudes and is accessible to a wide audience interested in political science. . . . The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind answers an important question and provides new depth to many of the popular theories on opinion formation and partisan attachments. . . . By showing how self-interest factors into our decision making in ways we do not even consciously understand and how political parties exploit that to their advantage and by doing so in a way that is accessible outside an academic audience, the authors will likely make a significant contribution to the general understanding of public opinion. --Chad Murphy, The Journal of Politics [O]ne of the most interesting books I have read on politics in quite a while. . . . A fascinating book. --Daniel Finkelstein, The Times (London) Weeden and Kurzban's argument will trouble those who believe that politics is about more than trying to find ways to satisfy one's interests. --Choice Weeden and Kurzban's book is well worth a read. --Anthony Randazzo, Reason Authors Weeden and Kurzban have written a well-researched . . . analysis of the political mind. . . . [T]he book satisfies the intellectual demands of researchers and general readers. Perfect for fans of Thomas Frank's What's the Matter with Kansas? --Library Journal The book is a thoughtful reminder that politics is often simply a contest over finite resources in which different voters want opposing things. --John McDermott, Financial Times The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind is provocative and often persuasive. . . . Weeden and Kurzban remind us that self-interest is a complicated concept. --Glenn C. Altschuler, Huffington Post [I]nteresting throughout. --Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution [A]n unusually witty and engaging academic book. --Ethan Epstein, National Journal [T]his disturbing book may provoke debate, dismay and considerable anger. --Kirkus [T]hought provoking. --John R. Hibbing, Science

"""[T]hought provoking.""--John R. Hibbing, Science ""[T]his disturbing book may provoke debate, dismay and considerable anger.""--Kirkus ""[A]n unusually witty and engaging academic book.""--Ethan Epstein, National Journal ""[I]nteresting throughout.""--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution ""The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind is provocative and often persuasive... Weeden and Kurzban remind us that self-interest is a complicated concept.""--Glenn C. Altschuler, Huffington Post ""The book is a thoughtful reminder that politics is often simply a contest over finite resources in which different voters want opposing things.""--John McDermott, Financial Times ""Authors Weeden and Kurzban have written a well-researched ... analysis of the political mind... [T]he book satisfies the intellectual demands of researchers and general readers. Perfect for fans of Thomas Frank's What's the Matter with Kansas?""--Library Journal ""Weeden and Kurzban's book is well worth a read.""--Anthony Randazzo, Reason ""Weeden and Kurzban's argument will trouble those who believe that politics is about more than trying to find ways to satisfy one's interests.""--Choice ""[O]ne of the most interesting books I have read on politics in quite a while... A fascinating book.""--Daniel Finkelstein, The Times (London) ""The book makes an interesting contribution to our understanding of political attitudes and is accessible to a wide audience interested in political science... The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind answers an important question and provides new depth to many of the popular theories on opinion formation and partisan attachments... By showing how self-interest factors into our decision making in ways we do not even consciously understand and how political parties exploit that to their advantage and by doing so in a way that is accessible outside an academic audience, the authors will likely make a significant contribution to the general understanding of public opinion.""--Chad Murphy, The Journal of Politics ""An important contribution to a field dominated by group-oriented explanations.""--Christopher Weber, Political Science Quarterly"

[T]hought provoking. --John R. Hibbing, Science [T]his disturbing book may provoke debate, dismay and considerable anger. --Kirkus [A]n unusually witty and engaging academic book. --Ethan Epstein, National Journal [I]nteresting throughout. --Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind is provocative and often persuasive... Weeden and Kurzban remind us that self-interest is a complicated concept. --Glenn C. Altschuler, Huffington Post The book is a thoughtful reminder that politics is often simply a contest over finite resources in which different voters want opposing things. --John McDermott, Financial Times Authors Weeden and Kurzban have written a well-researched ... analysis of the political mind... [T]he book satisfies the intellectual demands of researchers and general readers. Perfect for fans of Thomas Frank's What's the Matter with Kansas? --Library Journal Weeden and Kurzban's book is well worth a read. --Anthony Randazzo, Reason Weeden and Kurzban's argument will trouble those who believe that politics is about more than trying to find ways to satisfy one's interests. --Choice [O]ne of the most interesting books I have read on politics in quite a while... A fascinating book. --Daniel Finkelstein, The Times (London) The book makes an interesting contribution to our understanding of political attitudes and is accessible to a wide audience interested in political science... The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind answers an important question and provides new depth to many of the popular theories on opinion formation and partisan attachments... By showing how self-interest factors into our decision making in ways we do not even consciously understand and how political parties exploit that to their advantage and by doing so in a way that is accessible outside an academic audience, the authors will likely make a significant contribution to the general understanding of public opinion. --Chad Murphy, The Journal of Politics

[T]hought provoking. --John R. Hibbing, Science [T]his disturbing book may provoke debate, dismay and considerable anger. --Kirkus [A]n unusually witty and engaging academic book. --Ethan Epstein, National Journal [I]nteresting throughout. --Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind is provocative and often persuasive... Weeden and Kurzban remind us that self-interest is a complicated concept. --Glenn C. Altschuler, Huffington Post The book is a thoughtful reminder that politics is often simply a contest over finite resources in which different voters want opposing things. --John McDermott, Financial Times Authors Weeden and Kurzban have written a well-researched ... analysis of the political mind... [T]he book satisfies the intellectual demands of researchers and general readers. Perfect for fans of Thomas Frank's What's the Matter with Kansas? --Library Journal Weeden and Kurzban's book is well worth a read. --Anthony Randazzo, Reason Weeden and Kurzban's argument will trouble those who believe that politics is about more than trying to find ways to satisfy one's interests. --Choice [O]ne of the most interesting books I have read on politics in quite a while... A fascinating book. --Daniel Finkelstein, The Times (London) The book makes an interesting contribution to our understanding of political attitudes and is accessible to a wide audience interested in political science... The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind answers an important question and provides new depth to many of the popular theories on opinion formation and partisan attachments... By showing how self-interest factors into our decision making in ways we do not even consciously understand and how political parties exploit that to their advantage and by doing so in a way that is accessible outside an academic audience, the authors will likely make a significant contribution to the general understanding of public opinion. --Chad Murphy, The Journal of Politics An important contribution to a field dominated by group-oriented explanations. --Christopher Weber, Political Science Quarterly

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Jason Weeden is a senior researcher with the Pennsylvania Laboratory for Experimental Evolutionary Psychology (PLEEP) and a lawyer in Washington, DC. Robert Kurzban is professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and founder of PLEEP. He is the author of Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite: Evolution and the Modular Mind (Princeton).

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