Fear is how xenophobia and protectionism can win a presidential election. The problem is that fear-based politics is more pervasive than we think.
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Idiocy of ideology

Ideologies are trying to tell us how to think, and in a political climate where it is becoming impossible to differentiate between what is true and what is not, what we need more than ever is a generation of people who can think for themselves.
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Refocusing on common values

By refocusing on what unites us, we can reshape politics to be a unifying force in democracy rather than the divisive force that it is today.