democracy
Cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker reminds us that innuendo and euphemism yield better quid pro quo results than an “or else” ultimatum.
As it turns out, hacking an election isn’t as hard as you’d think.
Is former Vice President Joe Biden’s “return to normalcy” approach too moderate for Democratic voters?
Repeating lies makes people believe they are true, show studies.
A study of 323 uprisings against repressive regimes yields stunning insights.
Political activism may get people invested in politics, and affect urgently needed change, but it comes at the expense of tolerance and healthy democratic norms.
Americans’ inability to agree on what is true and what is false is a problem for democracy.
What does fame have to do with merit, anyway?
Left-leaning groups don’t seem to have made as full use of the internet as right-leaning ones. As one conservative put it, Paul Revere had a horse, but they have the internet.
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In Upheaval, Jared Diamond points out the sad facts of American voter turnout.
America’s educational system has become frayed by lackluster civic engagement.
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Many believe that the internet has made it easier for us to participate in political activism. But is that really true?
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We know he is on the left, but why? And how left is left anyhow?
From the Revolutionary War, to Rosa Parks and #MeToo, whistleblowing and civil disobedience are in America’s DNA.
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Over the weekend, Pete Buttigieg warned of the dangers of white national terrorism. Officials in El Paso agree.
Mass protests alone are never enough.
Immigrants add way more to the American economy than they take.
Why the effects of aging are detrimental to being the U.S. president.
UNHCR data shows a small but intriguing flow of refugees from countries like France, Germany and the UK
Pulitzer Prize-winner Jared Diamond explains why some nations make it through epic crises and why others fail.
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The term socialism makes political discourse difficult. Should we do away with it altogether?
Why one expert believes it is knocking on death’s door.
Lots of newspapers endorse candidates, but why? Does it actually help?
Codetermination is one of the most interesting ideas you’ve never heard of.
A loophole signed into law during the Bush administration has been fiendishly tough to close.
Andrew Yang argues that the Alaska Permanent Fund shows the path to implementing a nationwide universal basic income.
A new study posits that sleep deprivation decreases civic participation.
Bernie speaks again about what democratic socialism means, and raises a debate about what freedom is.
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A majority both disapproves of him and think’s he’ll win next year. What gives?