#Polarization

Ed Brydon

edbrydon

Yesterday’s reporting of Facebook’s in-house meeting after the events of Jan 6 in DC made it clear the executives remain uninterested in engaging in any kind of meaningful introspection and

The Right DC-10

DC_10fanatic

Thread on Marjorie Taylor Greene committee situation and polarization going forward(1/11) As many of you know Rep. MTG has been booted off her committees by a House vote.This thread will

Eguiar Lizundia

Eguiar

The best part of #AntiCorruptionDay is reading all the great work so many are doing to fight corruption globally. To contribute to the knowledge-sharing, here is a thread of some

Lars Erik Berntzen

BerntzenLE

Does bitter conflict between political elites result in increased polarization at the mass level? This is what I investigate in study. In short, the answer is YES. 1/https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/2919 Stu

American Sociological Review

ASR_Journal

In light of yesterday's events at the U.S. Capitol, sociology & other other social science research provides critical insight.Below, several recent ASR articles that people may find helpful in contextualizing

Chris Blattman

cblatts

Is the idea that, if the elderly/vulnerable can be vaccinated in the first months, that this eliminates the main argument for continued shutdowns/restrictions? Yes, some non-vulnerable can get very sick,

Kaitlin Coppock ⚕️

Kaitlin_Coppock

"Each word of moral outrage added to a tweet increases the rate of retweets by 17%. It takes very little effort to tip the emotional balance within social media spaces,

Stock-umm

steak_umm

this is the official steak-umm thread of threads to organize our top tweetstorm rants from over the years. topics include scientific literacy, critical thinking, memes, cognitive biases, woke brands, polarization,

St3f@n!3 🏴

trueblonde27

Gems from the Ezra Klein Show convo w historian @anneapplebaum Very often the best way to fight this culture war or populism is not even to deal with it. In

Ursula Daxecker

uedaxecker

To make sense of what happened on January 6, here’s a round-up of some articles and podcasts that have warned about precisely such violence in the 2020 elections 1. This

Thomas Zimmer

tzimmer_history

It was not a coincidence that "polarization" started when one party decided to break with this white elite consensus and support the civil rights legislation of the 60s. 11/ In

Ross Douthat

DouthatNYT

Let me briefly defend @ezraklein's claims about the centrality of polarization to America's problems against @ezraklein's argument that the "dearth of the democracy" is really America's biggest challenge.https://ww

Durakov

SashaDurakov

I am thinking a lot today about the way the idea of "civil war" has been mobilized around this election. I spent a few years studying the history of civil

Lee Drutman

leedrutman

We talk a lot about asymmetrical polarization. The most troubling asymmetrical polarization is that only one party's leaders believe that democracy is worth preserving and it depends on not demonizing

David Cassidy

dpcassidyC3

One reason every vote matters is because it’s vital to push back against Messianic politics. Both left and right look for messianic figures in Presidents. That’s folly! It’s also dangerous.

Askeladden Capital

AskeladdenTX

I mostly stay away from political commentary because nobody follows me for my view. But I wanted to offer a (nonpartisan) message of hope - why I think Americans of

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