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Political Polarization in the Social (Distancing) Media Era

by Kyleb Bello | Oct 30, 2020 | University of Chicago

On March 19,2020 the first stay at home orders were announced in response to the Covid-19 virus[1] and within the next few weeks millions of Americans stocked up on essentials and locked themselves in their homes. Under government orders we were not to leave our homes...

Misperception Is Reality: The Psychology of Political Polarization in the United States

by Connor Weathers | Oct 25, 2020 | Suffolk University

Americans are not as polarized as we think we are. A new report from Beyond Conflict, a non-profit that leverages research from cognitive and behavioral science to address issues of conflict resolution, reconciliation and social change, finds that Democrats and...

Takes Two to Tango: How the Democratic Elites Have Fueled Trump’s Fire

by Hazel Martello | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago

The 25th amendment, allows for a sitting President’s powers to be suspended if they become unfit for office. Section 4, which can suspend Presidential power without the sitting President’s consent, has never been invoked. Section 4 has always been interpreted as...

“We Have Had Enough, We Do Not Want to Be Like You”

by María Odériz | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago

Last Wednesday Spain reached 1 million Covid-19 cases and the numbers are steadily rising. With official government sources admitting that the real data might be even higher -around 3.5 million cases- and the country immersed in a second wave, the...

Political Polarization and the American Democracy

by Dayan Vizoso | Oct 22, 2020 | University of Chicago

In the United States, the people want democracy. In fact, recent work by the Pew Research Center finds that “while Americans generally agree on democratic ideals and values […] they see the country fall well short in living up to these ideals” about...
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