Braver Angels

Can Americans Get Along? by Eric Wakin, New York Times, Jan. 4, 2019


Review of FAULT LINES: A History of the United States Since 1974

By Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer 

For the past 25 years, according to Gallup, over a third of Americans have identified as moderate, and the number of independents reached an all-time high in 2013. Even the famous 2014 Pew Survey on polarization noted that the majority of Americans “do not have uniformly conservative or liberal views.” Where fault-line-like division is most pronounced is among the most politically engaged Americans. Examples of these folks abound in “Fault Lines.”  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/books/review/kevin-m-kruse-julian-e-zelizer-fault-lines.html 

Emmett Shell

Winter term, 2018