Freakonomics radio

Arthur Brooks is an economist who for 10 years ran the American Enterprise Institute, one of the most influential conservative think tanks in the world. He has come to believe there is only one weapon that can defeat our extreme political polarization: love. Is Brooks a fool for thinking this — and are you perhaps his kind of fool?

To find out more, check out the podcasts from which this hour was drawn: “How Can We Break Our Addiction to Contempt?” and “Should You Try to Be Less Angry?

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