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    We talk a lot about the left/right divide in political media. But we don’t talk enough about the more fundamental divide that, in some ways, causes it: the interested/uninterested divide. An excerpt from “Why We’re Polarized”:

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    “Often times the alternative to polarization is suppression, not comity or compromise.” on w/

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  3. This whole piece is a reminder of how rarely, in our relationship with the animal and natural world, we ask what other creatures want, rather than just what we want, or worse, what we only think we want.

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  4. “Wolfdog philosophy is complicated because wolfdog ontology is complicated.“ writes about the pleasures and problems of wolfdogs in the way only can:

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  5. I have read the polls, analyzed the results, computed the crosstabs, weighted for field organization, and accounted for second-choice switching. It’s time to announce the verdict: It’s not clear who’s going to win Iowa.

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  6. It's very interesting to imagine multiparty democracy of the kind describes in this age of fractal online identity organization.

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  7. I think this is right, fwiw. I talk a bit about the way social media encourages identity-based factionalism, but we just don't yet know how much that'll change national politics, which tends to collapse into two poles. I suspect it'll change what those poles are.

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    I loved ‘s Why We’re Polarized. Here is why:

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  9. And sure, these numbers could change after a massive Republican air war. But as of now, the massive differences in electability promised by supporters of different camps just aren't there. Vote for who you think will be the best president.

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  10. The message of every head-to-head poll is that the Democrats all perform similarly to each other. Small differences might decide the election, so the margin is worth fighting over. But socialism isn't alienating the electorate. Moderation isn't demobilizing liberals.

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    On GPS @ 10am & 1pm ET on : I'll talk Middle East peace, trade, & 2020 w/ ; our What in the World segment looks @ the danger of deepfakes; & discusses his new book, "Why We're Polarized"

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    Embarrassing mistake by the Des Moines Register. My sources tell me that instead of interviewing 1000 normal-sized Iowans they interviewed a single gigantic one

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    Well, I wasn’t planning on writing 3,500 words about the state of our democracy today... but here we are!

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    The 49 Senators who lost the vote on witnesses represent 19 million MORE people than the 51 Senators who won.

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    Liberal snowflakes can’t handle civil and reasoned disagreement! Extremists can’t even let mainstream voices speak! Oh. Wait.

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  17. tldr, I’m old enough to remember the PUMAs.

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  18. Parties never feel more divided than right before a primary. Those divisions tend to fade in the general. I’m not saying the divides we’re seeing among Democrats right now aren’t real. But they’re not as deep or unbridgeable as this moment makes them feel.

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    Jan 30

    . joins the Neoliberal Podcast for a two-part episode to discuss his new book Why We're Polarized. In this first episode, we discuss the history behind our polarized politics & why the two main parties have responded differently to polarization.

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  20. Donald Trump will be acquitted. America’s political system will be convicted.

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  21. I really appreciate Lamar Alexander working so hard to promote my book on how polarization breaks our systems of political accountability.

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