The Funniest (and Most Confusing?) Anti-Trump Ad of the 2016 Campaign
A small liberal PAC is hoping to woo disaffected Millennial voters with a new advertisement—starring ISIS, Miley Cyrus,…
The Dreams That Haunt Afghans Around the World
A story from inside an attack in Kabul shows us how Afghans are forced to remember what Americans…
The Nature of Human Violence
A new study looks at the question of how much our branch of the evolutionary tree contributes to…
Ingrained Sexism Helps Explain Why Evangelicals Support Trump
New research finds evangelical Protestants — especially Republicans — are highly biased against female political leaders. By Tom Jacobs Liberty University students…
The First Presidential Debate: A War of Pretty Much Anything But Words
Policies and facial contortions aside, an overnight analysis of debate transcripts shows surprisingly few differences in the words…
Presidential Movies: A Flattery Scale
Last month’s Southside With You joins a long line of fawning narratives about American presidents — a list that offers…
Things Are (Sort of) Getting Better for LGBT Students
Despite historically high acceptance of LGBT Americans, schools are still slow to adapt. By Jared Keller (Photo: Ozan…
Which Voters Show Up When States Allow Early Voting?
One-third of voters took advantage of early voting options in 2012. But does so-called convenience voting increase turnout…
Can Plant Blindness Be Cured?
In a new review study, researchers examine why people, including conservationists, tend to be biased against plants, and…
Since We Last Spoke: Bailing Out Granny
New twists on past stories. By Michael Fitzgerald (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) For years, the Obama administration seemed…