When your job is politics, how do you get away from the rhetoric and tribalism of the culture wars? In this episode, Bryce Hales and Ashley Hales talk with Peter Wehner, a contributing editor for The Atlantic and a former presidential speech writer, about navigating culture war topics.

Pete Wehner is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum @trinityforum; he writes for @nytimes & @TheAtlantic. He has worked in Reagan/Bush41 administrations and Bush43 White House. He’s also the author of The Death of Politics.

Resources mentioned:

Pete's work in The Atlantic

James Davison Hunter, Culture Wars

"Four Forces Bind Trump's Supporters More than Ever," Atlantic

For more on Mark Labberton, listen to our episode with him on the beauty of exile

Other episodes in this series:

Episode 1: Stuck in the Middle

Episode 2: How'd we Get Stuck in the Middle?

Episode 3: A Culture War Alternative with Mark Labberton

Episode 4: Agent of Grace or Culture War Victim with Dan Darling

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