Review for How Contempt Destroys Democracy
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Zach Elwood
Jun 52 min read
Review for How Contempt Destroys Democracy
The following is a review of my book How Contempt Destroys Democracy written by Brendan Bartholomew, a self-described liberal. (Full...
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Zach Elwood
May 211 min read
A polarization-reducing speech I'd like to see Joe Biden give
See my Substack: https://defusingamericananger.substack.com/p/a-depolarization-aimed-speech-id
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Zach Elwood
Dec 28, 202310 min read
How polarization reduces support for democracy
This is an excerpt from my book Defusing American Anger about our polarized views around immigration. To see all excerpts and learn more...
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Zach Elwood
Dec 10, 20233 min read
Polarization related to Obamacare
This is an excerpt from Defusing American Anger. To learn more about these excerpts and see them all, go here. Obamacare During Obama’s...
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Zach Elwood
Dec 10, 202323 min read
Trump-Russia and other Russia-related sources of polarization
This is an excerpt from Defusing American Anger on Russia-related issues that factor into our toxic polarization. This includes an...
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Zach Elwood
Dec 10, 202315 min read
News media and polarization
This is an excerpt from Defusing American Anger about the role of news media in our divides. It also includes some thoughts on content...
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Zach Elwood
Dec 10, 202317 min read
Polarization around religion
This is an excerpt from Defusing American Anger about our polarization around religion. To see all excerpts and learn more about them, go...
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Zach Elwood
Dec 10, 20232 min read
Social media and polarization
This is an excerpt from Defusing American Anger. To see all excerpts and learn more about them, go here. Does social media play a role in...
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Zach Elwood
Dec 10, 202327 min read
Polarization over abortion
This is an excerpt from Defusing American Anger. It's aimed at helping people see the more rational and well meaning views of people on...
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Zach Elwood
Dec 10, 202321 min read
Polarization over gun violence and gun rights
This is an excerpt from Defusing American Anger about our polarized views on gun violence and gun rights. To see all excerpts and learn...
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Zach Elwood
Dec 10, 202325 min read
Polarization over covid
This is an excerpt from the book Defusing American Anger. It discusses polarized views in America over covid and covid responses. To see...
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Zach Elwood
Dec 10, 202347 min read
Polarization on transgender-related issues
This is an excerpt from Defusing American Anger on topics related to transgender- and gender- related issues. It includes: Attempt to...
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Zach Elwood
Dec 10, 202332 min read
Polarization around money-related issues
This is an excerpt from Defusing American Anger about our polarized, us-vs-them narratives relating to money, the economy, and taxes. To...
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Zach Elwood
Dec 10, 20231 min read
On polarization and election distrust
Here's a link to an excerpt from Defusing American Anger examining election distrust (both Republican-side and Democrat-side)
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Zach Elwood
Dec 10, 20231 min read
Our polarized views on race and racism
Here's an excerpt from my book Defusing American Anger (Google doc). It includes: An attempt to help liberals understand the more...
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Zach Elwood
Dec 9, 202325 min read
Our polarized views on immigration
This is an excerpt from my book Defusing American Anger about our polarized views around immigration. To see all excerpts and learn more...
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Zach Elwood
Oct 1, 202324 min read
Beliefs that Americans and conservatives are largely racist
This is an excerpt from my book Defusing American Anger. To see all excerpts and learn more about them, go here. This excerpt examines...
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Zach Elwood
Sep 26, 202350 min read
Our polarized, divergent views of Trump
The following is an excerpt from my book Defusing American Anger about the very different and polarized views people can have about...
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Zach Elwood
Sep 12, 202331 min read
Why it's wrong to call the 2016 election illegitimate
The following is an excerpt from my book Defusing American Anger, on the topic of election distrust. (To see all excerpts and learn more...
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