by jpitney | Nov 8, 2022 | Election Security, Elections, Public Service, Violence
Cat Zakrzewski at WP: Election officials who’ve been targeted online and law enforcement officials are bracing for another wave of threats on Election Day and its aftermath, when new claims of election fraud are expected to lead to more violent rhetoric online. The...
by jpitney | Nov 7, 2022 | Higher Education, Public Opinion, Violence
Samuel J. Abrams at Minding the Campus: [D]ata from the Future of Politics survey of over 1,500 currently enrolled students at 91 colleges and universities reveal that far too many students today believe that force may necessary to manage political or social...
by jpitney | Nov 6, 2022 | Civility
From Story Corps: Created by StoryCorps, One Small Step is an effort to remind the country of the humanity in all of us, even those with whom we disagree. The initiative brings strangers with different political views together to record a 50-minute conversation—not to...
by jpitney | Nov 5, 2022 | Elections, Insurrection, Violence
Odette Yousef & Miles Parks at NPR: As Election Day nears, the recent attack on Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband in their San Francisco home is increasing concerns over political violence around the midterms. Those concerns were further...
by jpitney | Nov 4, 2022 | California Politics, Florida, Public Opinion, Texas
Red vs. Blue States: Competing Visions for 2022 and...