American politics has become increasingly polarized in the twenty-first century.  What historically served as the broad and fertile middle ground between political parties now functions more like a demilitarized zone guarded by opinion makers, pundits, politicians and think tanks. For some reason Americans have recently given up on the very way of thinking that has secured our greatest successes: a pragmatic outlook which seeks for answers through experimentation and debate.  Listen as LBC history professor, Daniel Spanjer, gives a compelling case for why we must reclaim America’s greatest political asset – an uncertainty about our future that allows us to disagree again, giving us the freedom to question our own positions and prize compromise.