According to national surveys conducted in 2017 and 2020 by Kevin B. Smith, a professor of political science at the ...

The recent departure of Democratic lawmakers from Texas, a strategic move to prevent the Republican-led Legislature from redrawing the state’s congressional districts, highlights the enduring practice ...

Dr. Pape is a professor of political science at the University of Chicago who has studied political violence for 30 years. Since the beginning of President Trump’s second term in January, acts of ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Halfway between the 2020 and 2030 census is not the normal time to be talking about ...

This essay appears in our Fall 2025 issue under the headline “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Political Violence.” Georges Sorel, writing in 1908, gave a very different account of violence ...

Orwell’s voice reached audiences through numerous BBC and other broadcasts, but no recordings remain today. Source: BBC/Unknown author, via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) George Orwell once ...

As political battles upend college campuses, we asked dozens of students what is on their minds as they plan for the future. Politics was only part of it. By Alyce McFadden Colleges and universities ...

Several studies suggest that people in red states have more babies than those in blue states. A new report from a conservative-leaning group says that could have implications for politics and culture.