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In his latest book, Fantasyland, Kurt Andersen covers the first five hundreds years of American magical thinking. 

Here are 7 current dictators that have ruled their countries the longest.

How an ancient text, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, may be influencing the actions of powerful Trump advisor Steve Bannon.

As the US prepares for a change in power, Professor Sanford Levinson says dialogue that was formerly bound to people’s inner monologue has been “liberated” into the public space.

Should political preference be a deal-breaker when looking for love? There are now dating sites for progressives, Trump fans, and Americans looking to escape the Trump presidency by marrying a Canadian. In an age of deep political polarization, dating sites based on ideology may exacerbate the problem and prevent a star-crossed love from blossoming. 

If hate is a virus, the U.S. has got it bad. Oliver Luckett presents a fascinating perspective on how the 2016 election divided America, how social media mimics biology, and how the U.S. can start to rebuild.

Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery says the social media giant isn’t excused from making responsible editorial choices just because it wishes to see itself as a technology company first.

Using technology to make democracy more dynamic hearkens back decades. But today, we have the means to make it work.   

Elon Musk shared his thoughts on the future of jobs and the government’s role in a rapidly changing society.

The United States and Russia are longtime geopolitical adversaries looking for a new way forward.

Election day is near and photos of people casting their ballots have already started to flow onto social media. But, depending on what state you live in, that voting selfie might be illegal  

Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek thinks the U.S. political machinery is truly broken. He guides a verbal tour through the failure of manufactured consent, the appeal of human baseness, and politics as a real struggle of life and death.

Through a series of election-related email dumps, WikiLeaks played a major role in the U.S. elections.

Don’t believe everything Google tells you. Facebook and Google are taking measures against fake news, but it’s becoming clear that it’s a symptom of a bigger problem. 

The history and reasoning behind the much-maligned Electoral College.

Death, politics and war – but also Dirty Grandpas, supermoons and all-day breakfasts

The 2016 Presidential election, between Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump, will be the first without key provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act to stop voter disenfranchisement. 

Marijuana legalization is no longer a libertarian or progressive issue. We need this new, legal industry to replace the depleted economies of the rural South and Midwest.

Democracy needs a new PR team. Polls about the way US millennials view democracy seem shocking, but analyzing their reasoning brings about an unsettling truth. 

If only men would vote, Trump would be the next president. If only women voted, Clinton would win by an even bigger landslide.

It’s not by burning people’s pictures and wearing the flag as a cape, but by understanding ourselves better, and understanding the person beside you. Three Ways America Can Be United Again – Through Decision-Making 3 Ways We Can Make America Great Again – Through Decision Making Looks Like We’re Making America Great Again. Here Are 3 Ways to Contribute.    

America’s most popular conspiracy theories and the science behind them.

The Dalai Lama suggests the anger tearing apart nations is a feeling many have of not being needed any more.

If Donald Trump’s political strategies look familiar, says Tim Wu, it’s because we’ve seen them before. Where? In the totalitarian regimes of China, North Korea, and Germany.

In response to the president elect, NASA’s leadership is developing strategies for continuing deep space exploration in the event of budget change or stagnation. 

The benefits of actively playing chess are supported by numerous studies. 

Disagreements over income inequality are always present in democracies, but at times the topic submerges. Today, the topic has reemerged and is driving the next presidential election.

The Electoral College system is anachronistic, disillusioning, and unpopular. Here’s a better plan.   

This election has scored high for entertainment value, but it’s put our humanity through the mill. Comedian Jim Gaffigan is here to talk some sense back into us as people, rather than voters.

How Polling botched the 2016 election “Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge.” –Nate Silver On the eve of the 2016 election, Nate Silver’s 538 site […]