A review by cinnakuuri
Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

i've been jaded by how politics has been discussed in the mainstream, but i appreciate the level-headedness that ezra klein voices in this book. his writing style is so clear and consistent that i can hear him in my head all throughout, just like his podcast. he's a writer operating well within his wheelhouse, even as he's well-aware of his own biases.

i mostly agree with his sentiments, and even though i don't have the relevant research to back me up i get the inkling that his framework also applies locally. the only difference is that he can be a lot more optimistic about his own country and party, if only because they've won the popular vote.

from where i am the politics of identity is the supermajority and i don't think there's anything i can do with that other than migrate out of this godforsaken country.