has, well, deteriorated, just take a look at today alone. a day where the president of the united states took to twitter to call a porn actress horseface. a senator and potential 2020 rival, elizabeth warren, pocahontas. meanwhile nebraska republican senator, ben sasse, is out with a new book, "them, why we hate eachor and how we heal." he argues americans are more connected than ever thanks to technology and also more lonely and unfulfilled. that loss of community is fueling the polarization in our politics. he writes in his book, we are in a period of unprecedented upheaval. community is collapsing, anxiety is building, and we're distracting ourselves with artificial political hate reds. that can't endure. and if it does, america won't. senator ben sasse joins me now. senator, i don't know what you could be writing about these days. you just take a look at today's headlines. while we'll joke in our staff meeting, that it's just another tuesday, it to me is what a lot