"Standing for Thought" pictures the world through human emotion. To describe how pride, compassion, convenience, thought, and fear shape our political landscape and it makes a case for progressive and goodwill minded politics. It tries to make readers think, perhaps find truth in the outside world through introspection of themselves and further their thoughts on what a desirable world is. After discussing the human condition the book covers the important role of the government in the economy, provides a short, very simplified, calculation of the economic impact of addressing climate change, and touches briefly on other political and philosophical topics from healthcare, to the size of government, to communication among others.