Individuals on the political right may be more vulnerable to conspiracy theories, but the left also struggle in certain areas ...

The political landscape of two decades ago seems almost unrecognizable now. Back then, opposing wars and the surveillance state was so completely coded as left-wing that Republicans regularly ...

A few months ago, 19-year-old state Rep. James Thibault received a letter in the mail telling him to kill himself. The Republican representing Franklin and Northfield didn’t lend it much credence, but ...

Political violence has intensified across the nation within the past 15 years as extremists have plotted or carried out the assassinations of several lawmakers and their families. Attacks have ...

We're all used to the political spectrum going Left to Right. Almost everyone in politics looks at issues through this prism. I believe they're missing a second spectrum, however—one that can change ...

A study conducted by cognitive neuroscience researchers at Brown found that the brains of individuals on the extremes of the political spectrum process information more similarly to each other than to ...

A storm rolls in at Ohio Street Beach after a day of the heat index at triple digits on Aug. 27, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune/TNS) CHICAGO – A “supermajority” of young Americans across the ...

Libertarianism is the political economy philosophy predicated upon the non-aggression principle (NAP) and private property rights based upon homesteading. It is a theory of what constitutes just law, ...

Here is one version of the left-right spectrum, as described in 1975 by a former Barry Goldwater speechwriter who had left the conservative movement to break bread with Black Panthers and Wobblies.

Several studies suggest that people in red states have more babies than those in blue states. A new report from a conservative-leaning group says that could have implications for politics and culture.

Liberal political commentator Matt Yglesias explains why these problems are far from being confined to the right side of the political spectrum. Political ignorance and the closely related phenomenon ...

Institute of Public Affairs Research Fellow Mia Schlicht says the Bondi massacre will “shock everyone” across the whole ...