Political Views

Researchers looking at how we fixate on threats uncover more evidence of a biological component to the red-blue divide.

• By Emily Badger

Might it be that the traits and culture of the first nonnative colonizers in North America have left an indelible mark on the local society where they settled?

• By Emily Badger

While they may not have what it takes to win the White House, third parties have been responsible for putting up many of the road signs to future policy directions.

• By Emily Badger

A framework for what motivates rigidity among politicians helps explain the current debt ceiling debate and suggests how to resolve it.

• By Tom Jacobs

New research finds a link between long-term party affiliation and the prospect of being drafted into the Vietnam War.

• By Tom Jacobs

Whether it’s Osama’s death throes or Obama’s birthplace, a wealth of academic research shows that people believe today what they believed yesterday — even increasingly outlandish conspiracy theories.

• By Lee Drutman

"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!" shout embattled Middle Eastern potentates grasping for a second lease on life by playing the "Wag the Dog" card.

• By John A. Tures

Miller-McCune’s Web editor loves all of his progeny, especially these — and these, and those.

• By Michael Todd

Talking out our differences on controversial scientific and technological issues may be just the wrong way to reach agreement, new research suggests.

• By Emily Badger

Americans hoping to triangulate their votes to chart a course between the extremes of ideology find their representatives are sailing even faster to the fringes.

• By Lee Drutman

Liberals and conservatives conceive of morality in decidedly different ways. Jonathan Haidt has mapped out their competing ethical universes in hopes they can learn to peacefully coexist.

• By Tom Jacobs