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Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein

godie_mach's review against another edition

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Challenging read. It's slow, highly informative, extremely detailed and takes a very micro approach.

juliaarciga's review against another edition

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5.0

The book was a bit long, a bit wordy, but incredibly informative. I learned a lot.

taniguchi_c's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.0

mrsmobarak's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

bseigel's review against another edition

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hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

danielnski's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

As someone familiar with Ezra Klein's writing already, I knew what to expect in terms of style, but I really appreciated the systematic way he laid out the substance of his argument about polarization and its impacts on politics today. I think I will be reflecting on it for quite some time. 

tonyleachsf's review against another edition

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5.0

Great takes on complicated issues. I feel smarter.

My only reservation was that the recommendation felt like the laundry list of liberal/Democrat structural change talking points. I’d hoped for a different take.

annenichols's review against another edition

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I want to read this. It's interesting, but a bit dense.

michalhaman's review against another edition

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4.0

Spoluzakladateľ Voxu spisal rešerš o nedostatkoch politického systému v USA.

Väčšina knihy spisuje existujúce výskumy a knihy. Klein ich dáva dokopy a vysvetľuje cez ne polarizáciu USA spoločnosti a najmä politického života.

Je to zásadne politologické čítanie. Bez základných znalostí USA politického systému a záujmu oň to nemá zmysel čítať. Demokratické nedostatky politického systému USA sú pomerne vlastné tejto krajine, no občas sa týkajú aj celého sveta. Napríklad keď nezhody v Kongrese majú potenciál naštrbiť fungovanie svetového finančného systému.

Kniha je napísaná v 2020, ešte pred príchodom covidu a pred začiatkom prezidentovania Joe Biddena. Klein to krátko reflektuje v závere knihy.


theroyalsavage's review against another edition

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3.75

solidly written/researched but nothing groundbreaking - might have felt a bit more illuminating if i read it a few years ago?