Sunstein Nudges Opponents Toward Logic

9 September, 2009

Have you turned on the news today? Check out the Chris Matthews Show or Keith Olbermann or any of the other great news coverage you'll find on Dish satellite programming and you’re sure to hear mention of the name Cass Sunstein.

A notable legal scholar, author, orator and editor, Sunstein has recently become the target of radical slurs, based mainly on his views regarding gun control.

“Nudge”, the book he co-wrote in 2007 with Richard Thaler, offers a thoughtful assortment of ideas for productive libertarian behavior, many of which have caused a bit of a fervor amongst his uber-conservative opponents.

A conscientious, considerate man whose writings indicate nothing more than humane perspectives and suggestions to benefit the betterment of society, it seems odd (at best) that any reasonable person would deem Sunstein as contentious. Apparently there is no nudging some folks into logic.