News in Brief How Doomed Are the Democrats? This isn't the first time a party's eulogy has been written prematurely. Seth Masket
News in Brief (Mis)perceiving Political Polarization The average American thinks Republican and Democratic voters are farther apart than they really are—and that's doesn't bode well. Nathan Collins
News in Brief An Atheist for President? God, No New research finds Republicans and Democrats both link morality with religiosity in political candidates. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief ‘Who Won?’ Is the Worst Question to Ask About a Candidate Debate Debates have many useful functions, but determining winners and losers is not one of them. Seth Masket
News in Brief Ideologically Speaking, You Are What You Tweet New research finds liberals and conservatives use distinctly different language in their Twitter messages. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Team Hillary and the Insurance Lobby After insurers helped to torpedo Hillary Clinton’s 1993 health care reform, its lobby sought influence among Democrats through a new kind of Washington firm with ties to the Clintons. Alec MacGillis
News in Brief Here’s How We Can Stop Exaggerating Our Political Differences New research finds getting people to consider their own internal conflicts softens their perceived differences with their political opponents. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Conservatives May Have More Self-Control A strong belief in free will could give conservatives an edge over liberals when it comes to self-restraint. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief How Our Political System Would Change If Black People Lived Longer And why Republicans might not want to increase life expectancy among the electorate. Jay Livingston