Tag: Partisanship
In Defense of Partisanship – The Atlantic
My most vivid memories of my early years at sleepaway camp, when I was 10 and 11, focus on the bizarre institution of color war. The campers were divided randomly in half for a wide-ranging competition between teams defined around no common identity, status, experience, or prior allegiance—just pure partisan competition. For one entire day, half of my bunkmates and possibly one or both of my brothers would become the sworn opposition. Despite knowing these divisions were both temporary and
Trump, Biden and the corrosive culture of partisanship
This column is likely to be a flop.
I want to talk about facts and perspective and nuance, and most people just don’t care.
Our polarized culture has divided into self-absorbed tribes, and most voters are either for Donald Trump or Joe Biden. They don’t want to hear any contradictory information that might make it harder to defend their guy.
What’s striking is that supporters of the president and former president (if in fact they are the nominees) use almost
Gutsy und CBS Ballyhoo Partisanship
Die neue Hillary-TV-Show stellt die Kühnheit der Medien und die politische Kultur des Netzwerks vor.
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