A nationwide string of threats and violent acts present a problem experts say is politically more complex than it seems.

A January Pew Research Center poll showed that less than 60 percent of Americans could correctly answer questions about American politics. Boston University professors were not surprised by the ...

28/22 NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The shootings in Minnesota have once again raised concerns and questions about politically motivated violence across the nation. 28/22 News spoke to experts in several ...

Political scientist Katherine J. Cramer decided to explore the political divide in her home state of Wisconsin by talking to people at gas stations, coffee shops, and churches in small towns across ...

In the mid-1960s, social revolutionary Martin Luther King, Jr., took a much-needed break from the public eye. Renting a house in Jamaica, he isolated himself from the national scene, foregoing even ...

Many of us fondly recall a world before social media. We engaged with TV and print ads that were nonpolarizing ways to “Just do it,” “Share a Coke” or answer “Where’s the beef?” The internet and ...

During my years as a Ph.D. student, I found myself for the first time in a familiar routine. For four years, my life settled into a predictable rhythm—weekly meetings with my supervisor, seminars to ...

Understanding the root causes and possible solutions for rising political violence Violence has become an unwelcome reality in American politics – from this weekend’s murders in Minnesota to the ...

Are you an aspiring lawyer? Or, are you interested in a career as a government official? Perhaps you’re simply interested in learning about Western politics and how our political landscape became what ...