False consensus effects create a distorted view of social agreement. While we might expect growing awareness to reduce this ...

Lecture One: ‘Following the Science’ Before and During the Covid Pandemic Lecture Two: Noble Lies and Democracy Under Covid Frances Lee is professor of politics and public affairs at Princeton ...

President Biden speaks at a Department of Defense farewell ceremony, at Joint Base Myers-Henderson Hall in Fort Myer, Virginia, January 16, 2025. REUTERS When Donald Trump is sworn in Monday ...

Thanks to Trump, the Republicans became a party of primary voters, while the Democrats remained under elite control ... in 1972 Democrats tried to embrace democracy by giving primaries more ...

The Russia investigation, four criminal prosecutions, and a conviction at trial on 34 felony counts ultimately did not ...

Billionaires have long played a defining role in shaping political outcomes, using their wealth to influence elections and secure ...

voters have reelected personalist leaders because the party elite refused to condemn the leader’s anti-democratic actions, sending the signal that all is well with democracy. When senior party ...

Like Trump, Kennedy for years has wielded a firehose of falsehoods across multiple fronts and has engaged in assorted ...

Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, stands at a pivotal juncture in its democratic journey. While the country has made strides ...

In the wake of Donald Trump’s first week as President, the Democrats opposing him are reported to be stunned, paralyzed, and ...