Want to Lose Friends? Make Tough Choices
A new study finds people forced to decide between two unpalatable choices are judged harshly, no matter which option they pick.
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Pakistan, Captain America’s On the Phone
The United States has dumped billions of dollars into Pakistan as it has sailed closer than ever to becoming a nuclear-armed failed state. Where do both nations go from here?
Re-Arranging Pakistan’s Deck Chairs
As U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits India, we look at its neighbor and enemy Pakistan, America's oldest friend in the Subcontinent. The United States has dumped billions of dollars into Pakistan as it has sailed closer than ever to becoming a nuclear-armed failed state. Where does it go from here, our Ken Stier asks in the first of a two-part analysis.
May It Diminish the Court
Hyperbolic attack ads from advocacy groups have diminished the popular esteem of the U.S. Supreme Court in the past, so as the campaign to place Sonia Sotomayor fires up, a little restraint is in order.
How the Poorest Americans Dropped Out of Politics
New research suggests that as America has become more segregated by class, the power of place has exacerbated the participatory bias in American politics.
Are Economic Rights Fundamental Human Rights?
In extolling human rights, the U.S. has traditionally pursued the ones that don't cost any money with greater vigor, even as its rhetoric suggests something different.
Political Ideology Is Surprisingly Malleable
Liberals and conservatives routinely accuse one another of ideological rigidity. But in fact, when it comes to political…
The Truthiness of The Colbert Report …
... Is in the eyes of the beholder, who, it turns out, sees what the beholder wants its eyes to see.
Charisma + Crisis = President Obama
Barack Obama’s election can be seen as the confluence of a charismatic candidate and a country in crisis.…
Religion and Intolerance in Contemporary American Politics
A leading political scientist finds that intolerance of opposing political views is stronger among people with the strongest religious views.