A professor of journalism explains why you should be skeptical of any numbers that you see over the next few days.
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The insurrection at the Capitol was unprecedented. So too was the coverage, according to a scholar who monitors how media reports on protests
A sense – or fear – of victimhood pervades contemporary white supremacy from the extreme to the mainstream.
A collapse in political legitimacy means people think the normal rules don’t apply anymore, making the world a more difficult and even dangerous place for all of us.
Much as the South rejected President Lincoln’s election with a massive armed uprising, could President Trump’s many supporters rise up and overthrow a Biden-led government?
Donald Trump has been voted out of office but the issues at the heart of Black Lives Matter remain as critical as ever.
Trump has increased the appeal of American conservatism, even as he has complicated its meaning. His shadow will no doubt continue to loom large over the Republican Party.
Donald Trump may be on the way out, but ‘Trumpism’ will remain a political force. Could it ever take hold in New Zealand?
Polls show that a majority of evangelicals back Trump. But that hides a growing divide between enthusiasts of the president and those who question his fitness for office, argues a moral theologian.
Donald Trump said followers of conspiracy theory ‘are very much against pedophilia.’ What he didn’t mention was the demonic imagery and language that peppers QAnon posts.
In appearing with Bible in hand at the time of crisis, Trump is signaling his position as defender of traditional values, while ‘othering’ detractors. Russia’s Putin and India’s Modi have done similar things.
Bernie Sanders is the antithesis of a political showman who says one thing today, another tomorrow. Perhaps, in the end, that was his undoing.
Populist leaders can be a liability. Their optimistic bias and complacency, ambiguity, and ignorance of science undermine crisis management and put all at risk.
The audio version of a long-read article on how we’re living through the latest battle in a 300-year long ideological war over the meaning of humanity itself.
In the Trump era, one crisis – even one as grave as impeachment – is simply replaced by another. In more tranquil times such crises may spell the end of a presidency – but not so in the age of Trump.
A full 70% of the American public agreed that the US should maintain an active footprint across the globe.
It’s been 27 years since our last recession. Conditions are ripe for a populist revolt when the next one arrives.
Everyone seems to be talking about populism. But if it is to appeal to ordinary people, why is often framed as a negative thing?
To defeat Trumpism and movements like it, we can be either be part of the problem or part of the solution. Contemplative resistance that reflects on our own collective dysfunction is necessary.
It’s a slippery concept but academics have reached agreement on some of its fundamental elements.
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Professor of law and ethics, Georgia State University
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Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
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Assistant lecturer, CY Cergy Paris Université
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Associate Professor, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Psychology and ARC Laureate Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Bishop Wardlaw Professor in the School of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of St Andrews
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Deputy Director, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law. President, Australian Association for Professional & Applied Ethics., Griffith University
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Reader (Associate Professor) in Law, University of Kent
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
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Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
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Doctoral Candidate, National School of Arts, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor, Baylor University
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Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
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Visiting Scholar in Politics, City, University of London
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Associate Professor, Contemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University
