News Why we don’t need to meet in the middle – but we can’t allow political polarization to fester unchecked June 4, 2021 Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY Comments Off on Why we don’t need to meet in the middle – but we can’t allow political polarization to fester unchecked People can change. But we don't necessarily need to meet in the middle. Addressing America's crisis of polarization is a job for bridge builders.