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The Classicist: The Things That Divide Us

Examining the sources of America’s deep political chasm.

The ClassicistNovember 19, 2018
The Classicist: The Things That Divide Us

With the midterm elections underscoring the deep divides in American politics, Victor Davis Hanson gives his diagnosis of the factors driving political polarization. 

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