The chapter explores the challenges of engaging with diverse perspectives on the internet, emphasizing the struggle to maintain personal values within digital communities. It delves into the cultural phenomenon of sharing political beliefs on social media platforms and questions the motives behind such actions. The conversation also touches on the importance of understanding differing viewpoints, the impact of tribalism on political polarization, and strategies for bridging divides in society.
Economist and author Arnold Kling talks about the revised edition of his book The Three Languages of Politics in front of a live audience at the Cato Institute, recorded in September of 2019. Kling talks about the changed political landscape in the United States and around the world and how his ideas have changed since the book was first published in 2013.