Why people recommend it
The Big Sort by Bill Bishop and Robert G. Cushing is a book exploring how demographic shifts and political polarization occur as Americans increasingly choose to relocate to communities where residents share their political views and cultural values. On The Jordan Harbinger Show, the host mentioned the title while discussing societal polarization, noting that he was trying to recall the author while explaining how the text relates to current political and social contexts. Similarly, on The Rubin Report, Dave Rubin referred to The Big Sort during a conversation about the formation of political divisions, highlighting how communities change when individuals move to areas that mirror their own specific perspectives. Both hosts used the work to frame conversations around contemporary ideological segregation and geographical sorting, illustrating how people isolate themselves within like-minded communities and why modern political divides have grown so pronounced over recent years across the United States.
Who recommended it
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 2
“I’m trying to think of the book called 'The Big Sort' that came out a few years ago; I’m trying to think of the author now.”
“It's not being, what was the book called, 'The Big Sort,' a while ago?”