How Can We Break Our Addiction to Contempt? (Update)

Arthur Brooks, an economist and former head of the American Enterprise Institute, believes that there is only one remedy for our political polarization: love. In this 2021episode, we ask if Brooks is a fool for thinking this — and if perhaps you are his kind of fool?

• SOURCES:
  • Arthur Brooks, professor of public and nonprofit leadership at Harvard University.

• RESOURCES:
  • “Vital Statistics on Congress,” by Molly Reynolds and Naomi Maehr (Brookings Institute, 2024).
  • DopamineNation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, by Anna Lembke (2021).
  • “ReadingToo Much Political News Is Bad for Your Well-Being,” by Arthur Brooks (The Atlantic, 2020).
  • LoveYour Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt, by Arthur Brooks (2019).
  • “This 75-Year Harvard Study Found the 1 Secret to Leading a Fulfilling Life,” by Melanie Curtin (Inc., 2017).
  • TheConservative Heart: How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America, by Arthur Brooks (2015).
  • “Grinand Bear It: The Influence of Manipulated Facial Expression on the Stress Response,” by Tara Kraft and Sarah Pressman (Psychological Science, 2012).

• EXTRAS:
  • “Why Is U.S. Media So Negative?” by Freakonomics Radio (2021).

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