Total epistemic divorce

The article argues that the American left and right no longer share a common reality, with each side relying on its own trusted institutions to interpret major events such as the killing of Charlie Kirk. It cites a YouGov poll, reported as of Sunday the 14th, in which only 8 percent of Democrats thought the shooter, Tyler Robinson, was a fellow Democrat and 41 percent thought he was a Republican, while 40 percent of Republicans thought he was a Democrat and 13 percent thought he was a Republican. The article says Robinson was not registered to either party and that Utah's governor reported he had leftist sympathies. It blames fragmented social media, declining institutional trust, and AI tools that summarize prevailing narratives.