Attack of the Phones

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This is a situation where the technology of the internet is undermining social cohesion in a serious way. And this undermining of social cohesion plays out in politics with the kind of politics that we now see.

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Welcome to Beg to Differ, the Bulwark's weekly roundtable discussion featuring civil conversation across the political spectrum. We range from center left to center right. I'm Will Salatin, and I'm sitting in this week for Mona Charan, who's out this week. I'm joined by our regulars, Bill Galston of the Wall Street Journal and the Brookings Institution,

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Linda Chavez of the Niskanen Center, and Damon Linker, who writes the Substack newsletter, Notes from the Middle Ground. This week, our special guest is Tom Edsel, a New York Times columnist who has covered politics in Washington for the past 50 years, and who is, in my opinion, one of the smartest people in this business.

Attack of the Phones

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Jun 21, 2024

Will Saletan guest hosts as Tom Edsall joins the panel to discuss rising political polarization, Biden’s latest moves on immigration, and the crackdown on social media and kids using smartphones.

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