Center for the Political Future Executive Director Kamy Akhavan moderates a panel on the roots and rise of tribalism on American life, past and present, its impact on the state of politics and governance in America, and the role of political leaders in worsening the trend or reversing it.

The panelists include:

Ron Christie - Former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush and Vice President Cheney

Stevan Hobfoll - Author, “Tribalism: The Evolutionary Origins of Fear Politics”

Jonas Kaplan - USC Dornsife Assistant Research Professor of Psychology; Co-Director, Dornsife Neuroimaging Center

Alison Renteln - USC Dornsife Professor of Political Science, Anthropology, Philosophy, Public Policy and Law