David French on Political Polarization in America and Its Impact on the 2020 Elections
Macro Musings with David Beckworth
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Is Social Media a Part of the Story?
David Frum: We tend to live in bubbles, even if we're in a red state or blue state. He asks whether this trend was accelerated or it was exacerbated by the advent of the internet. In 1861, he says, there was no problem going at each other on the battlefield pre social media. But today's technology has made things worse with its ability to nationalize local disputes and incidents that wouldn't get much attention before,. Frum writes.
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