Peter Loewen on the forces dividing America

Although Donald Trump swept the table in the U.S. election, the vote still showed an America sharply divided. Recent events represent a high watermark of the polarization that has come to dominate politics in much of the Western world. Host Edward Greenspon talks to Peter Loewen, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University, about the big changes in American life and politics, what it will take to reunite the country  and the lessons for Canadian leaders. 

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Listen to more episodes from Season 2 of WONK:

Janice Stein on what’s wrong with the world — and what Canada can do

Sean Speer on how governments can get stuff done

Raven Lacerte on a movement to end violence against women and children

Dr. Jane Philpott on getting every Canadian a family doctor

R.J. Simpson on why the North is hot right now 

David Campbell on what’s driving Atlantic Canada’s big boom

Steve Verheul on what a Trump victory could mean for Canada

Alex Himelfarb on what’s behind ‘the Age of Crisis’ 

U.S. election special: What Trump’s big win means for Canada 

Brett House on the rise of Trumponomics (and Swiftonomics, too)

And see what you might have missed in Season 1 of WONK.