Political Polarization Across the U.S.A. and Europe (with Aurelien Mondon)

Caitlin and Trent talk with Aurelien Mondon about his recent political science paper outlining the limitations of considering all politics through the lens of "polarization." They discuss the pitfalls of the term and the ways "polarizing" events and speech can be drastically different and sometimes even positive.

Resources

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41296-025-00779-4

https://www.searchlightinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Searchlight-Memo-to-Interested-Parties_-Reform-and-Retrain-ICE-Dont-Abolish-It.pdf

https://prospect.org/2026/01/19/author-dont-say-abolish-ice-memo-corporate-consultant-westexec/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/04/ice-minneapolis-287g-tom-homan-sanctuary/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-ice-masks-dhs-shutdown_n_69839db8e4b053ac3e17298d?origin=top-ad-recirc

https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5822

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/06/22/trump-millennial-supporters-washington-dc-218833/

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/14/nx-s1-5608204/white-house-dismisses-release-of-epstein-documents-as-a-distraction-from-democrats

https://midutahradio.com/news/local-news/mike-johnson-calls-for-political-rhetoric-to-calm/

https://www.npr.org/sections/publiceditor/2012/02/10/146691773/euphemisms-concentration-camps-and-the-japanese-internment