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Andrew Heaton: Tribalism Is Dumb

KEY MOMENTS

0:00 – Intro: Andrew Heaton and Tribalism Is Dumb
2:10 – An ostrich jacket, cowboy hats, and cowboy boots
5:18 – Growing up on the edge of rural Oklahoma
7:13 – Growing up with "Hanging Judge Joe"
12:43 – Naturalization ceremonies and equally American
14:35 – Argentina and Latino voters aren't monolithic
16:33 – Being a true independent voter
18:49 – Living as a non-progressive in blue cities
20:51 – Election night on Hatem's stream and one-party towns
23:59 – Cutting off friends and Daryl Davis
27:25 – Motivated reasoning and social off-ramps
30:28 – Election night with The Free Press and Reason
31:37 – Dr. Phil's biggest hater at the party
36:27 – Why he wrote Tribalism Is Dumb
38:11 – Hanlon's razor and the principle of charity
39:39 – Abortion, good faith, and gut reactions
42:41 – Teeter-totter thinking and politics as religion
45:49 – Every big group has its worst 10 percent
48:05 – In-group, out-group thinking
49:25 – Dating across political lines
57:57 – A breakup over Roe v. Wade
59:25 – The manosphere and bitterness toward women
1:03:20 – Contempt and dehumanizing people
1:04:46 – Wrap-up

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Andrew Heaton, author of Tribalism Is Dumb, joins Lou to talk about why tribalism is dumb, being a true independent voter, Hanlon's razor and the principle of charity, and inter-tribal dating. (Spoiler: it's hard out there.)

We also get into an ostrich jacket and cowboy boots, growing up with "Hanging Judge Joe," naturalization ceremonies, why Latino voters aren't monolithic, living as a non-progressive in blue cities, election night with The Free Press and Reason, Lou's run-in with Dr. Phil's biggest hater, Daryl Davis's "fetish," politics as religion, a breakup over Roe v. Wade, the manosphere, and contempt.

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