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When US governors declared a state of emergency is likely pivotal in mitigating how hard COVID-19 hits their states. And it turns out that one party’s governors made those decisions more quickly.
Americans tend to think that self-identified liberals and conservatives hold more extreme views than they actually do.
Children think about politics. And based on surveys from 1950 to today, it seems children hold far less favorable views of the president’s personal characteristics now than they did 70 years ago.
In recent years, voters have shifted their views on issues based upon the positions of politicians – even when that shift clashes with their ideology.
The true number of people who do not favor either of the two major political parties in the US has actually remained stable in recent years.
Self-proclaimed gluten sensitivity is on the rise, and so is the stereotype that it goes along with being a politically correct progressive. But is gluten actually a good proxy for social values?
Analysis of the first week of the campaign shows that not all publicity is good publicity.
Voters are primarily partisans, and they respond to party signals – even when they claim otherwise.
In the United States, liberals and conservatives do not only differ politically. They also live separate lives in the physical world.
What’s the role of someone who, like
Robert Mueller, speaks only facts in a tornado of partisan bombast? Is it a breath of fresh air or an abdication of responsibility to protect America’s interests?
Politics have pervaded the debate about whether Congress should impeach President Trump. One legal scholar says that whether to impeach – or not – should not be viewed as a political question.
The president’s blame-the-press rhetoric is, to the news media, calculated to score political points. But are there real problems US journalists need to address in their work? Yes, says one scholar.
US history is filled with instances where one partisan side charges that the other side’s positions will lead to national ruin. Now, both sides accuse the other of betraying their country.
Trump and other leaders use the word ‘crisis’ to claim there’s an emergency that demands urgent action. A leadership expert explains how to evaluate those claims.
Most Congresses since the 1970s have passed more than 500 laws, ranging from nuclear disarmament to deficit reduction. Will today’s bitter partisanship hamstring the new Congress’ productivity?
A polarized electorate is divided into tribal camps that demonize each other. That’s the setting for the upcoming midterm elections. If the US continues down this path, democracy will suffer.
If you disagree with the political slant of the network, it might color your views of others in the room – and change your behavior.
Violence against journalists is on the rise. Many people don’t realize that such acts have a long tradition in the US, where partisan rancor was once a hallmark of American journalism.
Nearly half of Americans say they see a great deal of bias in the news media. But the research on this subject is unresolved.
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W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Park University
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Professor & Co-Director, Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University
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Associate Professor of Media Studies, Penn State
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Professor of Political Communication, Loughborough University
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Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University
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Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Florida
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Provost Associate Professor, American University School of International Service
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Tulane University
