America’s Most Formidable Political Problem Isn’t Polarization. It’s Complexity

This is the last in a series of articles examining then role of binary thinking in polarizing American politics. It is that time once again when Americans must make critical choices about their future from a limited set of options. For more than 170 years they have been all but forced to select their leaders from just two political parties — Democratic and Republican — at times holding their noses as they did. Such nasal restraint will surely be evident this year as well. According to a recent <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/08/09/as-partisan-hostility-grows-signs-of-frustration-with-the-two-party-system/?utm_source=pocket_mylist" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Pew Research</a><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/08/09/as-partisan-hostility-grows-signs-of-frustration-with-the-two-party-system/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> Center</a> survey, only about four-in-ten participants (41%) have a very or somewhat favorable view of the Democratic Party. Fewer still (37%) are impressed by the GOP. Moreover, a <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/394685/voters-eagerness-reelect-incumbents-near-lows.aspx" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Gallup poll</a> found that 77% of respondents said most members of Congress don’t deserve another term. <a href="https://medium.com/communicating-complexity/americas-most-formidable-political-problem-isn-t-polarization-it-s-complexity-fc9118c15cc1">Read More</a>