Podcasts Education Self-Improvement Conversations with Tyler Ezra Klein on Why Were Polarized

Ezra Klein on Why Were Polarized

Published: Jan. 29, 2020, 1 p.m.

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In his new book, Ezra Klein argues that polarization in America has become centered on partisan political identities, which has subsumed virtually every form of identity, be it where we live, what team we root for, the church we attend, or any other. This stacked form of polarization thus carries much more weight and is activated by a wider range of conflicts than before.

But is polarization really such a pressing concern? If it\\u2019s all merged into one form of identity politics then aren\\u2019t we just polarizing more efficiently? Over what percentage of GDP are we more polarized today versus in the past?\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0

Tyler posed these questions to Ezra and more, including thoughts on Silicon Valley\\u2019s intellectual culture, his disagreement with Jonathan Haidt\\u2019s Moral Foundations Theory, the limits of telecommuting, how becoming a father made him less conservative, his post-kid production function, why Manhattan is overrated, the \\u201ccosmic embarrassment\\u201d of California\\u2019s governance, why he loved Marriage Story, the future of the BBC and PBS, what he learned in Pakistan, and more.

Read a\\xa0full transcript\\xa0enhanced with helpful links.

Recorded December 27th, 2019

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