Learning from the Opposition Anthony Fowler, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago William Howell, Harris School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science, University of Chicago
Abstract: These are polarized times, we are told, ones in which learning and persuasion across party lines are nearly impossible. A number of influential studies report that Americans have become so partisan that they respond negatively to arguments advanced by their political opponents, eager to differentiate themselves from people with whom they...