Today on #TheContext w/ #KetteringFoundation 's Alex Lovit 🎙️ Professor of Policy and Government at George Mason University Justin Gest 🦋: America is Hopelessly Diverse—In the Best Way Possible. Listen/subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. linktr.ee/thecontextpod

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'Americans will perceive culture war issues to be less important in case of a destabilized economy,' write Cliff Young and Justin Gest 🦋. trib.al/FQliTIA

A new report shows us how weaving together knowledge from siloed fields could have a great impact on our understanding & catalyzing of pluralism: bit.ly/GestReny_LitRe… Justin Gest 🦋 Tyler Reny

A small amount of pluralism multiplied across millions of people in multiple contexts would produce a more cohesive and less polarized country within a few election cycles. So hit the road. | Justin Gest 🦋 trib.al/n78ZErC

Global #Migration is different today. And this has implications for how it should be governed.

In my new essay for Foreign Policy, I explain how.

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foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/29/imm…

'Much like Trump, Traficant channeled conspiracy theories from the street to the US Capitol, indulging his voters’ sense of helplessness and confusion,' writes Justin Gest 🦋. cnn.com/2023/06/22/opi…

New evidence suggests that elections—the hallmark of democracy itself—may be a powerful check against authoritarian impulses.
Cliff Young Justin Gest 🦋
#elections #democracy #voting #politics
Click the link below to read more.
progressive.org/op-eds/global-…