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 ...

White Americans who feel they are on the losing side of politics are more likely to oppose economic redistribution programs. This effect only appears when people compare their political standing ...

important problems (MIP) and how they believe out-partisans would characterize them on those same questions. I use this to inform a future experimental survey, where I expose partisans to how ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Josie Cox is a New York-based journalist covering business and gender. The proportion of people who admit to feeling comfortable ...

How does the fairness of the democratic process influence public perceptions of corruption? This article demonstrates the ways that elections can influence broader confidence in democracy. Corruption ...

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 ...