Sub-topics:

Political polarization in US/Canada

               Role of social media, cancel culture, tribalism

               The capitol riots

Trump/Biden policy comparisons

Immigration +  cultural/demographic shifts

US-Canada relations

Weekly reading/viewing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfUeekXbYzk

https://theconversation.com/political-polarization-is-about-feelings-not-facts-120397

https://theconversation.com/conspiracy-theories-on-the-right-cancel-culture-on-the-left-how-political-legitimacy-came-under-threat-in-2020-150844

Additional recommended reading:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/10/the-threat-of-tribalism/568342/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/academic-freedom-is-withering-11614531962?mod=hp_opin_pos_1

https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/12/30/20879720/what-is-cancel-culture-explained-history-debate

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