Tag Archives: Issue Politics

A House Divided: Friends, Relatives, and Political Disagreements — Podcast August 4, 2014

Liberals and Conservatives: Civil Discourse or Family Feud? During the American Civil War, families were famously torn apart by the issue of slavery, and brothers, enlisting on opposite sides in the war that followed, literally killed each other over a political disagreement as … Continue reading

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Lies, Distortions, and Conspiracy Theories: the Impact on Politics and Civil Society — Podcast February 11, 2013

Lies, Distortions, and Conspiracy Theories: What They Really Cost Us. Gary LaMaster joins Democratic Perspective co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson to analyze the systematic lying that undermines democratic decision-making, open public policy debates, and the trust which is fundamental to … Continue reading

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