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Your political rivals aren’t as bad as you think – here's how misunderstandings amplify hostility

  • Written by Daniel F. Stone, Associate professor of economics, Bowdoin College
Your political rivals aren’t as bad as you think – here's how misunderstandings amplify hostilityMisunderstanding can play a role in people's dislike of others who have different beliefs. wildpixel/Getty Images

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene drew raised eyebrows when she suggested on Presidents Day that the United States pursue a “national divorce.”

Even in an era of seemingly ever-growing political polarization – and...

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