Political Polarization in America: Causes, Consequences, and Paths to Unity [ENCORE]

This week, Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina discuss how the United States is more polarized than ever, why polarization is at an all-time high, the connection between partisan behaviors and social media, political resentment and anxiety, the implications of polarization and possible solutions.TOPICS:The United States is more politically polarized than ever.Why is polarization at an all-time high?The connection between partisan behavior and social media.Political resentment and anxiety.Should there be a return of the Fairness Doctrine?The implications of polarization.Possible solutions to polarization.In addition to the YouTube version, you can also enjoy Party Politics on television every Friday night at 8:00pm on Houston Public Media TV-8 (PBS), or listen to the radio broadcast every Friday at 7:30pm on News 88.7. As always, you can

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Political Polarization in America: Causes, Consequences, and Paths to Unity [ENCORE] is an episode from Party Politics by Houston Public Media.

This episode is 26:46 long.

This episode was published on May 8, 2026.

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