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The Age of Discord: Fragmented politics and unhinged discourse

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Today I attended in New York, at Columbia University (which still looks a bit like a fortress because of the students protests that took place there about 1.5 years ago) a conference at the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Institute for Policy Dialogue.
13th Sep 2025

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