From theory to daily practice: how to avoid social traps, recognize biases, and engage in civil discussion even when opinions ...

Experts say deepening polarization is eroding confidence at home and weakening Washington's ability to provide stable global ...

Bob Perls argues that partisan primaries fuel political polarization and suggests adopting Alaska's open primary model.

A political experiment conducted across nine separate democratic countries worked everywhere but one place: the United States ...

In recent years, political polarization has received considerable attention, not least as an explanation for developments in the United States. Researchers and commentators have warned about what is ...

Reimagining a political system’s future effectively begins with the system’s foundation: how the populace chooses the people who will represent them and make collective decisions. The U.S.

American political polarization follows predictable historical cycles, with today’s divisions resembling the Civil War era more than the post-WWII bipartisan period. Historical knowledge gaps in ...

People visiting a memorial for Charlie Kirk at the headquarters of Turning Point USA on Sept. 14. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images) Watching the intense, polarized debates about everything these days, I have ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Two years ago, the American Bar Association (ABA) formed a Task Force ...

I work full-time on reducing toxic political polarization, an effort that is often misunderstood. Many assume the goal is to make Americans “calm down” or “meet in the middle” — to ignore their ...

This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. As is an annual tradition, Merriam-Webster has announced its "Word of the Year." In a fitting well-being check on America, ...