by jpitney | Dec 30, 2021 | Polarization, Public Opinion
Victoria Parker at The Atlantic Some caveats: Our research, which is available as a preprint, is under review and subject to change. We drew our large samples of respondents from online survey platforms, not from nationally representative polling. We recognize that...
by jpitney | Dec 7, 2021 | Congress, Polarization, Public Service
At AEI, Kevin Kosar talks to Stanford political scientist Andrew Hall: So what, according to your research, is driving polarization in the House? To explain polarization, we have to answer the question: Where have all the moderate candidates gone? My argument...
by jpitney | Nov 27, 2021 | civic virtue, Deliberation, Higher Education, Polarization
From Professor Robert George of Princeton: In recent days, our divisions have been stoked by high profile criminal cases. Viewed from the silos, the meanings of these cases seem obvious, and anyone who sees them differently must be an “ignoramus,” a “bigot,” an...
by jpitney | Nov 1, 2021 | Character, civic virtue, Civility, Polarization
Daniel Stid at The Art of Association: Given the nature of our country and its system of government, good citizenship in the United States calls for additional virtues that rest on forbearance and reciprocity. We need to get better at talking with or at least...
by jpitney | Oct 25, 2021 | Bipartisanship, Civil War, Civility, Polarization
On C-SPAN, University of Virginia’s “Sabato’s Crystal Ball” managing editor Kyle Kondik discusses a new effort to explore U.S. political polarization, including findings regarding specific policy positions and trust between Democrats and Republicans.
by jpitney | Oct 15, 2021 | Polarization
From Pew Research: When it comes to perceived political and ethnic conflicts, no public is more divided than Americans: 90% say there are conflicts between people who support different political parties and 71% say the same when it comes to ethnic and racial groups....
