Reducing the rising tide of political extremism—and violence—in the United States and beyond may require a rethinking of how we understand the forces that drive polarization, according to a study from ...

The United States is experiencing historic drops in crime across almost all categories, including murder, burglary and motor vehicle theft. But crime statistics don’t necessarily change how safe ...

The claim that Americans are seeing the GOP more clearly is a powerful political argument, but it needs more than a striking headline. The bigger story is how voters decide whether a party’s stated ...

Public perception of climate change is shaped by a complex interplay of cognitive, social and political factors. Individuals’ beliefs about the causes, severity and solvability of climate change are ...