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TONY WOODLIEF is Executive Vice President at State Policy Network, a nationwide community that cultivates and supports state-based organizations working on behalf of citizen freedom and self-determination. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Michigan, and is an award-winning columnist whose work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, National Review, American Conservative, and Governing magazine. He lives with his family in North Carolina.
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Read MoreThis is a story of hope, but also of peril. It began when our nation’s polarized political class started conscripting everyday citizens into their culture war. From their commanding heights in political parties, media, academia, and government, these partisans have attacked one another for years, but increasingly they’ve convinced everyday Americans to join the fray.
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