Thoughts for people interested in reducing political toxicity and us-vs-them thinking. By Zachary Elwood, author of "Defusing American Anger" and "How Contempt Destroys Democracy," and host of the psych podcast People Who Read People.
I work on reducing the toxicity of U.S. political conflict, which I see as self-reinforcing. I’ve written books about this (american-anger.com) and sometimes talk about it on my psych podcast (behavior-podcast.com). Seeking agent for book project.
Exploring the relationships between social justice discourse, inequality, and the rise of the symbolic professions.
Politics, religion, and the psychology behind polarization
I write about the politics of science, technology, and society. Author of The Divide, a book about the decline and revival of democracy.
Philosopher at MIT, trying to convince people that their opponents are more reasonable than they think.