Ep. 62 - Are Culture Wars a Myth?

On this episode, we discuss culture wars, polarization, and the debate surrounding them in academic circles. We also talk about the opening hearing for the January 6th Committee, TP USA telling women to have babies, and more! If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:

• First public hearing is held on the January 6th Capitol Riot
• House Jan. 6 committee holds first of several public hearings on Capitol riot | Day 1
• Republicans Try to Undercut Jan. 6 Committee With Inaccurate Claims
• Trump slams Jan. 6 hearing on his social media platform
• House passes yet another gun reform bill that will not be taken up in the Senate due to Republican opposition
• Mass shooting yesterday, leaving 3 dead and 2 injured in Maryland
• House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy gave an impassioned speech pleading for legislation to be passed to protect exactly 9 people
  • The day after he instructed house Republicans to vote no on 8 gun-safety bills, citing opposition from the NRA and Gun Owners of America 
• “The Cultural War” at the 1992 Republican National Convention in Houston
• NBC News analysis of data from the American Civil Liberties Union and LGBTQ advocacy group Freedom for All Americans done in March
• Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America
• Why We’re Polarized by Ezra Klein
• SEVEN OUT OF 10 PEOPLE DON’T KNOW WHAT CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS, US POLL FINDS
• UMASS AMHERST POLL EXAMINES AMERICANS’ VIEWS OF RACE ISSUES INCLUDING CRITICAL RACE THEORY, SYSTEMIC RACISM AND REPARATIONS
• Partisanship, Religion, and Issue Polarization in the United States: A Reassessment
• Uncivil Agreement: How Politics Became Our Identity