The Forward March of Categorical Tolerance in the United States
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Omar Lizardo Sociological Science January 13, 2026 10.15195/v13.a2 Abstract This article updates the empirical picture of categorical tolerance (CT), namely, the pattern of refusing to report dislikes across cultural genres, for the third decade of the twenty-first century in the United States. Analyzing recent survey data from two platforms, I find that CT has continued its march among Americans, reaching approximately one in five respondents. The analysis confirms earlier-observed demographic