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Why We're Polarized

by Ezra Klein · 2020

Ezra Klein's account of American political polarization and the incentives that make divisions self-reinforcing.

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Policy writer and co-author of Abundance.

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Why We're Polarized

by Ezra Klein · 2020

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Documented citation: Gates included Why We're Polarized in his 2022 summer reading list.

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Gates Notes · 2022 · accessed 2026-06-22

The first-party Gates Notes page presents these titles as Bill Gates books for summer reading in 2022; the catalog text is a summary rather than a verbatim quote.

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