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How to end America's 'culture wars'

(AP Photo/Corey Perrine)
(AP Photo/Corey Perrine)

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More than 30 years ago, sociologist James Davison Hunter coined the term “culture wars," predicting that cultural controversies would increasingly impact America’s politics. He says to understand America’s democratic crisis, we need to first understand our cultural foundations.

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James Davison Hunter, professor of religion, culture and social theory at the University of Virginia. Executive director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture.

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