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Edwards on Politics
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The risks to democracy and free speech

ANALYSIS: People are thinking twice before standing for public office.

Social media has amplified toxic political attacks.

Brent Edwards Thu, 17 Apr 2025

We live in an age where political discourse is getting more toxic.

That is not to say political discourse has ever been genteel, but there is a danger now that sharp debates risk spilling over into more bitter, violent rhetoric, which allows no room for compromise.

Much of it is driven by the

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Brent Edwards Thu, 17 Apr 2025
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