Polarization - Nolan McCarty

Category: Political
Language: English
Keywords: What Everyone Needs To Know

Written by Nolan McCarty
Read by Jonathan Yen
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
Release date: 04-21-20

The 2016 election of Donald J. Trump invoked a time for reflection about the state of American politics and its deep ideological, cultural, racial, regional, and economic divisions. But one aspect that the contemporary discussions often miss is that these fissures have been opening over several decades and are deeply rooted in the structure of American politics and society.

In Polarization: What Everyone Needs to Know Nolan McCarty takes listeners through what scholars know and don’t know about the origins, development, and implications of our rising political conflicts, delving into social, economic, and geographic determinants of polarization in the United States. While the current political climate seems to suggest that extreme views are becoming more popular, McCarty also argues that, contrary to popular belief, the 2016 election was a natural outgrowth of 40 years of polarized politics, rather than a significant break with the past.

A concise overview of a complex and crucial topic in US politics, this book is for anyone wanting to understand how to repair the cracks in our system.