When Becca and I left our home town in central Missouri 10 years ago, I made my way to a liberal university in the city, while she made her way to a conservative college in the country. Like many ...

For the first time, the United States has been classified as a “backsliding democracy” in a global assessment of democratic societies by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral ...

We are living in a time of increased division. From politics to public health, conversations that could bring people together via common values are driving people further apart. So how can we shift ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As 2024 comes to a close, Merriam-Webster has chosen polarization as the Word of the Year. A dictionary is not exactly a public ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, former President Donald ...

About 10 years ago, political scientist James Adams saw something troubling. New polls asked Americans whether they agreed or disagreed that people in the opposing political party weren't simply wrong ...

Following a contentious presidential election, Merriam-Webster has chosen its word of the year for 2024: “polarization.” The American dictionary publisher announced its selection today, defining the ...

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. Is it any surprise then that the ...