Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics — How Worldviews Drive Division
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world — one book at a time.
This Mini Explainer introduces the core idea of Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics by Marc J. Hetherington and Jonathan D. Weiler — providing a short, visual entry point into the book’s main argument and why it matters.
Rather than covering everything, this episode highlights how underlying psychological worldviews — especially differing responses to order, security, and threat — now drive political division more powerfully than policy disagreement.
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