The deep distrust of media and scientific elites has its origin in old-time religion.
If you don’t think right-wing politics should dominate Christian life, where can you find the right congregation?
The Italian island of Sardinia has more than six times as many centenarians as the mainland and ten times as many as North America. Why? According to psychologist Susan Pinker, it's not a sunny disposition or a low-fat, gluten-free diet that keeps the islanders healthy -- it's their emphasis on close personal relationships and face-to-face interactions. Learn more about super longevity as Pinker explains what it takes to live to 100 and beyond.
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Researchers have found some troubling parallels with addictive drugs.
Researchers have found some troubling parallels with addictive drugs.
Tribalism was an urge our Founding Fathers assumed we could overcome. And so it has become our greatest vulnerability.
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Our polarized, group-oriented politics is thousands of years in the making.
They dislike Trump because of who he is, not what he has done.
Ev Williams became a billionaire by helping to create the free and open web. Now, he’s betting against it.
As rural areas shrink, they are turning to politicians who promise to restore the stature of “common people.”
To restore our democracy after Trump, we will need to reduce the material inequalities that were eroding popular sovereignty long before his rise.
Roger Berkowitz reviews Hannah Arendt’s landmark “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” framing the book within the context of contemporary politics.
Roger Berkowitz reviews Hannah Arendt’s landmark “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” framing the book within the context of contemporary politics.
Roger Berkowitz reviews Hannah Arendt’s landmark “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” framing the book within the context of contemporary politics.
Trump supporters who attend his rallies regularly break out into angry chants ranging from “Build that wall” to “Lock her up” to “CNN sucks,” among others. Timothy Snyder, a Yale historian and the author of “The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe and America,” says that there is a direct line between these angry chants and the rituals that fascist dictators have used to build and maintain support among their citizens. “This is going to be …
Are our motives and beliefs just convenient lies we tell ourselves? A new book by the controversial economist Robin Hanson argues they are.
Launched in 2016, is a bipartisan citizen’s movement to unify our divided nation. By bringing red and blue Americans together into a working alliance, we’re building new ways to talk to one another, participate together in public life, and influence the direction of the nation.
Reviving Civility Takes a Village
Launched in 2016, is a bipartisan citizen’s movement to unify our divided nation. By bringing red and blue Americans together into a working alliance, we’re building new ways to talk to one another, participate together in public life, and influence the direction of the nation.
