The Limits of Empathy with Julie Koler
The Braver Angels Podcast · John Wood Jr., Ciaran O'Connor
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Show Notes
Julie Kohler, author of the Washington Post article "How Calls to 'Love Your Enemies' Enforce the Status-Quo," joins Ciaran and John for a back and forth about her own past critiques of Better Angels, the proper place of empathy in political life, and the importance of depolarization to preserving the possibility for political progress in the long run.
Julie is a senior advisor for the Democracy Alliance, a progressive donor network. She has a Ph.D. in family social science and writes frequently on women and politics. You can find her on Twitter @juliekkohler1.
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John Wood, Jr.
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Ciaran O'Connor
Twitter: @ciaranjustice
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