by Shristy Karki | Dec 16, 2020 | James Madison University
Deep social cleavages polarize society into antagonistic identity groups. These groups have become so deeply rooted that politicians are appealing to the base group. Citizens usually vote for authoritarian candidates when they appeal to their own base. Social...
by Bernal Cortés | Dec 9, 2020 | Williams College
A grandfather, estranged from his family and relatives, unable to visit his grandchildren because their parents worry about his growing vitriol. A daughter who rarely visits home any longer, save for the holidays, and even then must suffer through tortuous meals where...
by Lauren Alvarez-Romero | Dec 3, 2020 | University of Georgia
The Case of Chile North and south. Black and white. Up and down. Opposites do not always attract, and this is especially true in politics. Polar opposites typically leave no room to budge. Yet when polar opposites do come together, it does not necessarily result in...
by Anh-Lise Gilbert | Nov 30, 2020 | Brown University
Fear, resentment and hate are making a comeback in France. Indeed, the recent terror attacks that took place in Paris, Nice and Lyon in October 2020 have reopened old wounds among the French people, just as they were preparing to commemorate the fifth...
by Livi Hally | Nov 23, 2020 | Northeastern University
Signs from a Trump Rally; photo by Al Drago of the New York Times In early December of 2016, a gunman opened fire in a D.C. restaurant, under the belief that children were being held in its basement as a part of a pedophilia ring involving Democratic Presidential...
