Why we're polarized (Ezra Klein)

Rationally Speaking by New York City Skeptics

Nov 5, 202101:18:57Religion & Spirituality

Ezra Klein explains how Republican and Democrats in the US became so different from each other, ideologically and demographically, and why that trend + our institutions = political gridlock. Questions covered include: Is...

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