I think it's a very firm part of human nature that if you surround yourself with like-minded people, you'll end up thinking more extreme versions of …

- Cass Sunstein

There is no liberty without dependency. That is why we should celebrate tax day.

- Cass Sunstein

A well-functioning democracy has a culture of free speech, not simply legal protection of free speech. It encourages independence of mind. It imparts…

- Cass Sunstein

Government agents (and their allies) might enter chat rooms, online social networks, or even real-space groups and attempt to undermine percolating c…

- Cass Sunstein

Rumors are nearly as old as human history, but with the rise of the Internet, they have become ubiquitous. In fact we are now awash in them. False ru…

- Cass Sunstein

I am proud to say that the Federalist Society was founded in part at the University of Chicago, and one of its best characteristics has been an attac…

- Cass Sunstein

Once we know that people are human and have some Homer Simpson in them, then there's a lot that can be done to manipulate them.

- Cass Sunstein

Groups become more extreme and entrenched in their beliefs and polarized from others when members only exchange information that reinforces their vie…

- Cass Sunstein

Because those who hold conspiracy theories typically suffer from a crippled epistemology, in accordance with which it is rational to hold such theori…

- Cass Sunstein