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Making the other side better - Marginal REVOLUTION
People engaged in high-rung politics, without the burden of rigid attachment to any one ideology, can combine ideas from across the spectrum to form a nimble political superbrain that can respond in nuanced ways to changing times.
Tim Urban • What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies
For a culture struggling with extreme political polarization, moving toward a depressive position would mean fostering a collective capacity to see political opponents as complex, nuanced individuals rather than entirely negative or hostile figures.
Opinion | I’m a Couples Therapist. We Can Address Our Political Divide.
In the end, most Americans want America to work. They know we disagree with one another. They don’t want us to hate one another. These divisions exist not just in the country but also in our communities, in our families. They’re painful. They want politicians capable of making that problem better, not worse.
Opinion | This Is the Way You Beat Trump — and Trumpism
National politics
If you want to change the world and politics is your scene, lining up on your 'side' and playing tug-o'-war is the least valuable thing you can do. Instead, you can have a much bigger impact if you work on changing the game.
Three examples of game-changing levers in politics are laws, technology, and education. Laws include things
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