Alexander and I discuss potential alternatives to the highly polarized and ideologically driven political class that now dominates.

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We are trained to pay attention to those who are the most radicalized and entertaining.

Truth is a giant puzzle in which we all hold a piece.

The significance of the "Middle Way."

The middle is not necessarily the median viewpoint.

Extreme zealots are incapable of holding down a conversation.

Our desire for entertainment is usurping our will to find solutions.

Plato warns us of the dangers of having a ruling class that is too wealthy.

We can't expect our representatives to represent us, until they start living like us.