When politics becomes identity, Americans have a problem

By: John Yarmuth

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: July 7, 2026

Words: 737

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Almost 20 years ago, Kentucky native Bill Bishop wrote “The Big Sort,” a very prescient book that provided an analysis of how Americans were organizing their lives according to their political identities. They were choosing where to live, work, and play based on their desire to be among people who shared their political philosophy. As our politics were becoming more polarized, Americans were manifesting their political alignment with their lifestyle decisions.

For several years …

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