The Cost of Compromise
Clip: 8/5/2014 | 6m 27s
One author details how flexibility and compromise might have harmed our society.
In an age of polarization and a divided Congress, many are calling for compromise. But in a new book, constitutional law professor Richard Weisberg details how flexibility and compromise have harmed the human race throughout history.
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The Cost of Compromise
Clip: 8/5/2014 | 6m 27s
In an age of polarization and a divided Congress, many are calling for compromise. But in a new book, constitutional law professor Richard Weisberg details how flexibility and compromise have harmed the human race throughout history.
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