********** NYTimes.com: ‘A Perfect Storm for the Ambitious, Extreme Ideologue’ rj

‘A Perfect Storm for the Ambitious, Extreme Ideologue’

Is there something unique to the United States that exacerbates partisan animosity, even in good times?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/opinion/populism-polarization-trump-europe.html?smid=em-share

While Norris focuses on “ideological polarization” — differences between the parties on issues — the cross-country trends paper concentrates on what has come to be called “affective polarization.”