"When you turn an election into a three-ring circus, there's always a chance that the dancing bear will win." —Nancy Isenberg 1)...

"The right to vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument in a democratic society. We must use...

A 2016 Pew Research Center poll found that 92 percent of American voters felt that the 2016 election had “more mudslinging than usual”—a...

In November 2019, Matt Gaetz led a group of Republican congressmen to storm the SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility), a...

Hell, Even 10 is a Stretch. Republicans are conservative. Democrats are liberal. In 2021, these are not controversial statements to make....

Rising Hatred for the Opposition Is a Threat to Our Democracy In the 1960s, roughly 5 percent of U.S. parents said they would be unhappy...

Liliana Mason (2018) tells us that “most strongly identified partisans believe (correctly or not) that their party is the generally...

In the last decade, culture wars have been steadily on the rise. From vagina hats to the transgender bathroom bill—from debates arising...

In “The Sum of Us,” McGhee (2021) tells us the story of the “resplendent public swimming pools” that once “graced the American landscape”...

How Political Attitudes in the Trump Era shaped the U.S. Pandemic Response As of September 12, 2021, there have been over 650,000 deaths...

“Since 1935, the American Legion sponsored a program for teenagers to learn about democracy and civil discourse through a week-long...