Acting ethically has many rewards, but one major disadvantage: ethical people have a hard time spotting smart unethical people. Why is that? I submit it is because ethical people look for the best in others, give others the benefit of the doubt, and judge others by their apparent sincerity. Most people believe that they can detect sincerity in others. But it becomes a problem with the other is an expert at concealing insincerity. For example, President Bush said that he, “looked [Vladimir Putin, then Russia’s President] in the eye. I found him to be…
The Eyes of a Sociopath
