Political polarization poses a significant challenge for governments in several countries, most notably in the United States.It hampers public deliberation in critically important policy areas (Strickler, 2018).Over the last decade, substantial research has been conducted on the origins and extent of this polarization, as well as on how to mitigate it or, at the very least, better manage it in the short term (Baldassarri Zhang et al., 2022).This serves as a foundation for Stephen Macedo and Frances Lee's book, In COVID's Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us.They provide a detailed review of the government response in the United States during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.This leads them to contend that, in conditions of polarization, policy-making requires what they describe as 'epistemic humility' on the part of government experts, along with effective legislative structures that promote genuine deliberation.
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