# Politics Makes Us Worse

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/politics-makes-us-worse>

**By** Trevor Burrus, Aaron Ross Powell

**Published:** March 20, 2020

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In the United States, nothing makes us hate each other quite like politics.

While we practice social-distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, Aaron and Trevor remind us that there’s something about politics itself that is harmful to us and makes us worse people. If you think the political debate is rancorous now, just imagine what it’ll be like when it determines even more of our lives, as we become more and more connected.

What effect does politics have on our lives? How has politics evolved? How do political parties pin people against each other? How do you engage in politics? Is politics bitter by nature?

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