Overview
āThe American political systemāwhich includes everyone from voters to journalists to the presidentāis full of rational actors making rational decisions given the incentives they face,ā writes political analyst Ezra Klein. āWe are a collection of functional parts whose efforts combine into a dysfunctional whole.ā
āA thoughtful, clear and persuasive analysisā (The New York Times Book Review), Why Weāre Polarized reveals the structural and psychological forces behind Americaās descent into division and dysfunction. Neither a polemic nor a lament, this book offers a clear framework for understanding everything from Trumpās rise to the Democratic Partyās leftward shift to the politicization of everyday culture.
America is polarized, first and foremost, by identity. Everyone engaged in American politics is engaged, at some level, in identity politics. Over the past fifty years in America, our partisan identities have merged with our racial, religious, geographic, ideological, and cultural identities. These merged identities have attained a weight that is breaking much in our politics and tearing at the bonds that hold this country together.
Klein shows how and why American politics polarized around identity in the 20th century, and what that polarization did to the way we see the world and one another. And he traces the feedback loops between polarized political identities and polarized political institutions that are driving our system toward crisis.
āWell worth readingā (New York magazine), this is an āeye-openingā (O, The Oprah Magazine) book that will change how you look at politicsāand perhaps at yourself.
This book title, Why We're Polarized, ISBN: 9781476700366, by Ezra Klein, published by Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster (June 15, 2021) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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