New at Reason: Steve Chapman on the Myth of a Polarized America

November 5, 2009

If you watch cable TV news channels or listen to politicians, writes Steve Chapman, you get the impression of a country not so much politically divided as verging on civil war. Here's a solution to that problem: Stop watching cable TV news channels and listening to politicians. As Chapman argues, using them as a gauge of how divided we are is like using the National Hockey League to estimate the level of violence in America.

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