Polarization may phase out of American politics as younger generations shift into power:

The sharp increase in political polarization in America over the past 50 years has been driven in part by how different generations think about politics. But the rise of younger generations to political power may actually erase the deep social divisions associated with polarization.

That’s one of the strong possibilities for the future suggested by the diverse array of findings of our research, including editing a collection of the most current work on how different generations of Americans participate in public life.

Long article, worth your time to read. It’s hopeful news. Maybe we just need to white-knuckle our collective way through the next decade or so and the biggest issue on the mind of the electorate today will take care of itself.

Assuming we don’t do anything intemperate in the meantime…