Political polarization (of policy preferences) is dramatically overestimated by partisans and the media | No. 170 — November 14, 2021

A new study from the Pew Research Center is a useful reminder that we contain multitudes

Politically, we have more in common than we think.

This is true on some levels and not true on others. For example, it is an empirical fact that Americans have grown further apart in their ideological, partisan, and otherwise political social identities over the last few decades. And here is a chart from friend of the blog Yphtach Lelkes that shows a ma…