People under the influence of cults is similar to that we observe in addicts. Typical behaviour for both includes draining bank accounts, neglecting children, destroying relations with family and losing interest in anything except the drug or cult. – Keith Henson
People can undergo a sudden change of thinking and loyalties under threat of death or intense social pressure and isolation from friends and family. – Keith Henson
People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward loop acts over hours to years, and the long-term reproductive success loop over generations. – Keith Henson
Lie detection is like language there is a learning window. Telling whoppers to small children seems to be a family tradition in many families. – Keith Henson
Twenty-eight years in business and you understand the importance of problem solving and the importance of efficiency, because if you dont become efficient, you dont run a business well, and you are out of business. And I think some of those principles could be applied to leadership in Washington. – Steve Daines