Paralyzed Politics, Broken Government: What’s Gone Wrong?

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Across democracies, something fundamental seems to be breaking. Governments struggle to pass basic legislation. Shutdowns and stalemates have become routine. Compromise—once the lifeblood of effective politics—feels extinct. And millions of citizens, across countries and ideologies, describe the same feeling: the system isn’t working anymore.
Why are our institutions suddenly so fragile? How did cooperation turn into open hostility? And why does it increasingly seem that anger, distrust, and spectacle are replacing the slow, steady work of governing?
From rising populist frustration to the collapse of functional bipartisanship, from domestic gridlock to rising global tensions, we’ll gather to explore the forces that have pushed modern politics to the brink—and what it might take to repair it.
Coffee or tea in hand, we’ll dive into a candid, accessible conversation about one of the defining questions of our time:

When governments can’t govern, what happens to society?
Key Topics We’ll Explore
· Government paralysis: shutdowns, gridlock, and institutions struggling to deliver even basic functions.
· The collapse of cooperation: why bipartisanship vanished, moderates disappeared, and politics became a zero-sum fight.
· Populist anger and distrust: the sense that “the system” ignores ordinary people, and why outsider candidates thrive.
· Global tensions in the background: how instability abroad and polarization at home reinforce each other.
· Tribalization and truth gaps: political identity hardening into social identity, alongside disinformation and echo chambers.
· Economic frustration: rising resentment fueled by cost-of-living pressures and regional inequalities.
· Politics as spectacle: leaders and parties prioritizing outrage, performance, and virality over actual governance.
We’ll gather — coffee or tea in hand — to explore what are the real implications of a broken politics and a government that isn’t working anymore.
When? Tuesday, December 9
What time? 8 PM New York/ 7 PM Chicago/ 5 PM LA
Who participates? Global minds from all over the world
How many people per group? A maximum of 9 people per debating group to maximize experience
How much? We only charge a small contribution of 5 USD which covers our costs and allows us to sponsor people who wouldn’t be able to connect otherwise
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