A lack of civic education is making American politics toxic, leading to polarization and even justifying political violence.

Voting against a despised candidate rather than voting for a favored one has increased considerably in the U.S. over the past few decades. Political scientists captured this in their 2017 headline ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON — Today’s lesson is in the phenomenon known as “negative partisanship.” Don’t turn away from this column thinking you ...

Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings on Wednesday said it has placed the United States’ "AAA" rating on negative watch, pointing to increased political partisanship over the debt limit as the deadline ...

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Democratic President Lyndon Johnson is reported to have said that then-Republican Rep. Gerald Ford “is so dumb that he can’t walk and chew gum at the same time.” The media sanitized the word that ...

The Virginia election season began with the Democrat ticket leading, but after scandal hit Democrat attorney general nominee Jay Jones, at least one observer predicts it could be the first ...

I would like to take a moment to acknowledge that we are on the traditional territory of the Áakʼw Ḵwáan and Taku Kwaan, the original inhabitants of Lingít Aaní. We pay respect to the Áakʼw Ḵwáan and ...

Civility and compromise don't work against antidemocratic bullies. The left wins by rousing its own base, rather than grasping at the middle. With the 2022 midterm elections in the books, and Donald ...