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Sunday thought: The problem ISN'T that we're "divided and polarized"

A Reflection on Memorial Day

Robert Reich
May 24, 2026
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Friends,

I keep hearing that one of America’s biggest problems is we’re “divided and polarized.” For example, New York Times columnist David French: “We’ve known for a long time that America is deeply polarized, and we’ve known the problem is only getting worse.”

This is bullsh*t. The problem is not that we’re divided and polarized.

The problem is that a …

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