Jeffrey M. Berry is professor emeritus of political science at Tufts University. He is the author of several books, including, most recently, The Outrage Industry: Political Opinion Media and the New Incivility.James M. Glaser is executive vice president and provost of Santa Clara University where he is also professor of political science. His most recent book is Changing Minds, if Not Hearts: Political Remedies forRacial Conflict. Deborah J. Schildkraut is the John Richard Skuse, Class Of 1941, Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. Her most recent book is States of Belonging: Immigration Policies, Attitudes, and Inclusion.

• List of IllustrationsChapter One Ideology and Everyday DemocracyChapter Two The Asymmetry of Ideological BubblesChapter Three Racial Resentment and Mass MediaChapter Four Acceptance of CompromiseChapter Five Support for Federalism: A Test of ConsistencyChapter Six Charity and VolunteerismChapter Seven This Urgent TimeAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

“Berry, Glaser, and Schildkraut offer a nuanced and data-rich assessment of where our democracy stands today. Their findings provide a warning as well as hope for the future—a future where citizens on both sides of the fence talk to each other and are willing to compromise while still defending our most important ideals.”

Jeffrey M. Berry is professor emeritus of political science at Tufts University. He is the author of several books, including, most recently, The Outrage Industry: Political Opinion Media and the New Incivility.James M. Glaser is executive vice president and provost of Santa Clara University where he is also professor of political science. His most recent book is Changing Minds, if Not Hearts: Political Remedies forRacial Conflict. Deborah J. Schildkraut is the John Richard Skuse, Class Of 1941, Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. Her most recent book is States of Belonging: Immigration Policies, Attitudes, and Inclusion.

• List of IllustrationsChapter One Ideology and Everyday DemocracyChapter Two The Asymmetry of Ideological BubblesChapter Three Racial Resentment and Mass MediaChapter Four Acceptance of CompromiseChapter Five Support for Federalism: A Test of ConsistencyChapter Six Charity and VolunteerismChapter Seven This Urgent TimeAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

“Berry, Glaser, and Schildkraut offer a nuanced and data-rich assessment of where our democracy stands today. Their findings provide a warning as well as hope for the future—a future where citizens on both sides of the fence talk to each other and are willing to compromise while still defending our most important ideals.”

Jeffrey M. Berry is professor emeritus of political science at Tufts University. He is the author of several books, including, most recently, The Outrage Industry: Political Opinion Media and the New Incivility.James M. Glaser is executive vice president and provost of Santa Clara University where he is also professor of political science. His most recent book is Changing Minds, if Not Hearts: Political Remedies forRacial Conflict. Deborah J. Schildkraut is the John Richard Skuse, Class Of 1941, Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. Her most recent book is States of Belonging: Immigration Policies, Attitudes, and Inclusion.

• List of IllustrationsChapter One Ideology and Everyday DemocracyChapter Two The Asymmetry of Ideological BubblesChapter Three Racial Resentment and Mass MediaChapter Four Acceptance of CompromiseChapter Five Support for Federalism: A Test of ConsistencyChapter Six Charity and VolunteerismChapter Seven This Urgent TimeAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

“Berry, Glaser, and Schildkraut offer a nuanced and data-rich assessment of where our democracy stands today. Their findings provide a warning as well as hope for the future—a future where citizens on both sides of the fence talk to each other and are willing to compromise while still defending our most important ideals.”