Democratic Backsliding & the Politics of Confirmation Bias | Princeton Public Policy | Nolan McCarty
Intro to Nolan McCary | 0:00
What is Democratic backsliding and are we experiencing it? | 5:15
Why every president is blamed or praised for his successes and failures depending on what side you’re on? | 6:30
How the train derailment in East Palestine exemplified the fundamental toxic polarization issue? | 7:40
Politics of confirmation bias | 10:55
Why does every election gets delegitimized by the opposite party? | 13:30
What is the general margin of error for election votes? Issues with our election process 18:00
Why the context of “facts” matters & Trump/Biden election fairness | 25:00
Why is civic humility so hard? | 26:00
Marriage between couples of different political parties has become less accepted than that of different faiths, religions, or ethnicities | 35:00
Many political leaders misusing social media. | 37:00
Is polarization intentional? 39:30
Where does Princeton stand with the claims about liberal University indoctrination? | 43:00
Academic freedom and institutional neutrality | 48:00
What are Nolan’s goals as a result of his efforts in polarization? | 55:00
The importance of not eliminating polarization if it means not talking about important topics | 58:00
Destroying the “Us and Them” Mentality – A Vision for Efficient Civil Discourse
Us and them. It’s part of our DNA, and it’s who we are. It’s what defines our personal identities and the force that drives our economies. But does it help community engagement and the democratic process? Far from it. It hurts me just thinking about it, and I’m seeing this mentality dominate our conversations and hurt the […]
Can we fix politics? | US Congressman, Ted Lieu
Evan Meyer 0:00Good afternoon, sir. Hi, Evan, how are you? How you doing? Good to see you. Ted Lieu 0:06Good to see you. Evan Meyer 0:07So let me ask you, what do you see the problem with politics, and were problems with politics in 2023. Ted Lieu 0:20So I started when I was on a […]
Meyerside Chats Debbie Lee
Evan Meyer welcomes Debbie Lee to this edition of Meyerside Chats. Interested in any of the civic topics below? Please tune in to Meyerside Chats on the Santa Monica Daily Press. Debbie has been the Chief Communications Officer for the City of Santa Monica for the past 8 years. Previously working for SM Travel […]
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