Despite Trump’s Claims, Obama Has Overseen Record Deportations
The Department of Homeland Security just quietly threw a wrench in the Republican presidential candidate’s immigration aspirations. By…
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A Clearer Portrait Emerges of Trump Supporters
They mistrust experts, whom they consider members of a self-serving elite. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Angelo Merendino/Getty Images)…
Our Presidential Candidates Would Like to Show You Their Apps
Comparing the rhetoric of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s boring new smartphone gambits. By Ted Scheinman Hillary Clinton…
How to Encourage Political Supporters Without Lying to Them
The polls are probably an accurate picture of what’s happening right now—Trump is getting trounced—but the election is…
If History Is a Guide, American Politics Is About to Get Weird
This election season bears a striking resemblance to the one back in 1896—you know, the one that radically…
How Effective Were the Semi-Apologies of Trump and Lochte?
Not very, according to recent research. By Tom Jacobs Ryan Lochte. (Photo: Matt Hazlett/Getty Images) Two high-profile but…
Donald Trump’s Rise Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere
On the past, present, and future of America’s political re-alignment. By Lee Drutman Donald Trump waves to supporters…
The Secret to Donald Trump’s Success Isn’t What You Think
For months, the media has turned to economic anxiety to explain the reality television star’s rise. They were…
A Humor Theorist Explains Donald Trump’s Comment About the Second Amendment
You’re never “just joking.” Nobody is. By Lisa Wade Donald Trump at a rally at Erie Insurance Arena…
Asking Too Much of Democracy
We tend to have this idea of voters evaluating the evidence put in front of them over the…