Guest
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois Chicago
Brings deep expertise in political polarization, think-tank influence, knowledge production in American politics, and the intersection of information integrity and democratic governance.
In this episode, host Khullani Abdullahi speaks with E.J. Fagan, Associate Professor of Political Science at University of Illinois Chicago and author of 'The Thinkers.' They discuss how partisan think tanks replaced neutral expertise, why smart people believe wrong things, and what this means for AI governance.
America doesn't just have a polarization problem. We have an information problem. Professor E.J. Fagan explains how we arrived at a moment where Republicans and Democrats don't just disagree on solutions—they can't even agree on basic facts.