Political Rhetoric and Violence

Episode #71

On this week’s episode, Bill and Phil discuss the seriousness of political rhetoric, the shifting attitudes towards race in America, the growing number of Americans advocating for political violence, and what to make of Steve Bannon’s surrender for contempt of Congress charges. 

Links related to this week’s episode:

• “When should political language be taken seriously?” by Daniel Drezner in The Washington Post

• “Opinion: House Republicans put party over country, once again” by The Washington Post Editorial Board

• “'Alarming finding': 30 percent of Republicans say violence may be needed to save U.S., poll shows” by Caitlin Dickson in Yahoo News

• PRRI Poll Results

• “Racial attitudes shifted over the past decade, leaving the two parties further apart than ever” by Dan Balz in The Washington Post

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