Tag: Polarization
Local governments provide proof that polarization is not inevitable
Lauren Hall, Rochester Institute of Technology
When it comes to national politics, Americans are fiercely divided across a range...
What is the American Dream, and has it become harder to...
Mark Robert Rank, Washington University in St. Louis
Few ideas are as central to the nation’s identity as that...
The only thing limiting Taylor Swift’s popularity is partisan polarization
Laurel Elder, Hartwick College; Jeff Gulati, Bentley University; Mary-Kate Lizotte, Augusta University, and Steven Greene, North Carolina State University
Blame the shutdown on citizens who prefer politicians to vanquish their...
Robert B. Talisse, Vanderbilt University
The United States was founded on the idea that government exists to serve its...
Active Clubs are white supremacy’s new, dangerous frontier
Art Jipson, University of Dayton
Small local organizations called Active Clubs have spread widely across the U.S. and internationally,...
How the QAnon movement entered mainstream politics – and why the...
Art Jipson, University of Dayton
The Justice Department asked a federal court on July 18, 2025, to unseal grand...
Avoiding your neighbor because of how they voted? Democracy needs you...
Betsy Sinclair, Washington University in St. Louis
Are you angry about politics right now? Seething? You’re not alone. According...
Could flag football one day leapfrog tackle football in popularity?
Josh Woods, West Virginia University
One hundred years into the future, what if millions of people gathered every February,...
EXPLORING NATURE
Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes –...
Lily Peck, University of California, Los Angeles
For anyone who relies on coffee to start their day, coffee wilt...
