Amina Ghitis argues that the problem with American politics is not polarization, it is rising illiberalism. She says both sides are starting to resemble each other an awful lot in terms of the actual policies they are calling for. The idea of individual liberty and limited government is being rejected on both sides she writes.
Elements on both the left and right are tracking in the same illiberal direction on economic regulation, the First Amendment, and on radical rhetoric. Plus, the NatCons’ plan to get the country to go full Trump. Stephanie Slade joins Charlie Sykes today.