Lawrence Lessig on How the Internet is Breaking Democracy

This brings together a lot of topics: public opinion, polling, media, polarization, and the duty of citizens and opinion leaders to be responsible consumers and producers of political information (news literacy).

Article: Understanding voter behavior: The Case of Evangelical Trump Voters

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This would be great for critically discussing public opinion, the notion that support for “theocracy” is outside the mainstream of American politics, and also the notion that ideological disagreement — understood in liberal vs. conservative terms — is a major cause of political conflict in American politics.

Despite porn stars and Playboy models, white evangelicals aren’t rejecting Trump. This is why.’-Washington Post

Link to US Civitas Facebook Discussion Thread