After reviewing It’s Even Worse Than It Looks, I was ready for some other possible explanations for our polarization problem. As I mentioned at the end of my last post, James Piereson’s Shattered Consensus: The Rise and Decline of America’s Postwar Political Order seemed like it could be an antidote. Although the book is a […]
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Wedged — Some Good Ideas For Fighting Polarization
This isn’t the first time I’ve written about the polarization epidemic our country faces. You don’t have to read too far into my previous review to see that I wasn’t too impressed with the approach recommended in The Dividend Era. Focusing on partisanship and trying to simplify issues is not the way to get America […]