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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