Ep. 5: Loud Polarization, Quiet Agreement? With Michael Hiltzik

17/01/2022 40 min

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Episode Synopsis

Michael Hiltzik, a Pullitzer-Prize winning colunist with the LA Times, opens up our view of polarization to be more specific: Polarized voices are everywhere, yes. But does that mean most of us are polarized? He argues that the media are not reporting a genuine schism in American politics; they’re reporting on a divide pitting a majority in broad agreement against a boisterous minority.

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