Few topics today are more divisive than politics. In this post, I’ll dive into a nonpartisan, data- and logic- driven exploration of “why“. The short answer: there are distinctly different environments in which politicians operate – one that encourages compromise, and one that discourages compromise. Unfortunately, a few years ago, we left the environment that encourages compromise… and the future implications are grim.

[Note: This post focuses on US politics, but I’ll wager that the reasoning extends equally well to most two-party democracies.]Read More »