PBS NewsHour

Why cultural and political divides seem to be getting worse

Most families gather on Thanksgiving hoping that politics is not on the menu. And this year is no different. James Davison Hunter, an author and executive director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss polarization in the U.S. and how to lower the temperature.

Why cultural and political divides seem to be getting worse

7m 46s

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