Russ Roberts on the Information Revolution, Politics, Yeats, and Yelling

EconTalk host Russ Roberts does a monologue on how political discourse has deteriorated in recent years. He suggests the revolution of the market for information caused by the internet, allowing people to customize what they see to fit their own political narratives is part of the problem. In short, the market for news works to make us feel good rather than to help us discover the truth. He closes with some suggestions for how we might improve the way we consume information and interact with those we disagree with.