News in Brief You Tell ’em, Trump! New research finds that, when times are tough, presidential candidates who use emotional appeals come across as trustworthy and presidential. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Why All the Violence at Donald Trump Rallies? The presidential candidate is beloved by people with authoritarian mindsets, who are often supportive of the use of violence. Tom Jacobs
Economics Where’s the Health-Care Revolution? This year's presidential candidates have spent a lot of time talking about health-care affordability, but not much time discussing how to curb health-care spending. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Can the Republican Party Survive Its Current Crisis? This isn't going to end well. Seth Masket
Economics Donald Trump’s Manliness and the Upcoming Recession Beware of his boasting—if it's accurate, we may all be in trouble. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Donald Trump Is Everyone’s Fault Wondering why Trump is doing so well? Blame yourself. Fuzz Hogan
News in Brief The Christian Vote on the Campaign Trail Presidential hopefuls are wielding religion as a selling point. Allison Shapiro
News in Brief That Time We Elected a Celebrity Donald Trump wouldn't be the first. But there are important differences between Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2003 campaign and Trump's in 2016. Seth Masket
News in Brief Donald Trump Has Been Leaning to the Right for Longer Than You May Have Realized His push toward right-wing extremism didn't begin with the election. Max Ufberg
News in Brief Who’s to Blame for the Rise of Hate Groups? Donald Trump, for One A new report reveals that right-wing extremism is on the rise in the U.S., with no thanks to Trump. Jared Keller