Why Republicans are attacking Disney for ‘grooming’ on LGBTQ rights
The ‘new right’ believes that to win in politics, it first has to break what it sees as the left’s stranglehold on the culture
Grinderman, ‘Mickey Mouse and the Goodbye Man’: The Week In One Song
DeSantis retaliates against critics in Florida.
How Biden’s infrastructure package might leave behind poor and minority communities yet again
If the administration wants the plan to help disadvantaged neighborhoods, here’s what to keep in mind
Rising Democratic star Val Demings wants to challenge Sen. Marco Rubio. Could she win?
Her network of Black women’s civic organizations would give her a critical boost
In Columbus, police killed a Black teenage girl. That fits a rarely discussed pattern.
Most White Americans think Black girls are older and more dangerous than their peers, new research finds. Police behave accordingly.
On Twitter, Trump is more popular than Jesus
Twitter users’ bios suggest they now identify more with politics than religion
Why the GOP can’t quit Trump
Here’s what we learned when we surveyed MAGA supporters
Amazon will move into New York City after all. Did it really need public investments?
Research suggests public incentives don’t really shape corporate decisions
Hate crimes are on the rise. What does it take to get state governments to respond?
We were surprised by our findings
One year after the Parkland shooting, is the #NeverAgain movement on track to succeed?
One year ago, a teenage gunman armed with an semiautomatic
One year later, public support for stricter gun laws has returned to pre-Parkland levels
Today is the first anniversary of the mass shooting in
Majorities of millennials who plan to vote support Democrats — except among white men
Many media outlets have been reporting about how this year’s
Should Robert Bowers, the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect, be called a terrorist?
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What political science can tell us about mass shootings
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Five things to know about ‘false flag’ conspiracy theories
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Americans who live closer to a mass shooting are more likely to support gun regulation
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Are lone wolves or terrorist groups more deadly? The answer depends on the country.
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Almost all news coverage of the Barcelona attack mentioned terrorism. Very little coverage of Charlottesville did.
The recent attacks in Charlottesville and Barcelona both involved perpetrators
More people in the U.S. protested in June than in any month since the January Women’s Marches.
This is the sixth installment in a monthly series reporting
Merkel opposed marriage equality — until now. What happened?
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By not taking refugees, the U.S. may make them more dangerous
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No, Republican opposition to Trump won’t hurt Democrats
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How Trump changed Americans’ view of Islam – for the better
President Trump is expected to announce a ban on Muslim
The Trump/Pence administration will likely switch sides on global LGBT rights
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There is little evidence that terrorist attacks help Donald Trump
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The odds for third-party success this year are getting better and better
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U.S. counterterrorism is mired in turf wars. We could learn a lot from the U.K.
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France has had more than its share of terrorist attacks. These 3 factors explain why.
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Some lawmakers want to let the FBI monitor your Internet and email activity — without oversight
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Arab regimes’ sympathy over the Orlando massacre may seem hypocritical. But it’s a start.
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Here’s how game theory helps explain Donald Trump’s strategies
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Everything you need to know about the Senate Democrats’ filibuster on gun control
Senate Democrats filibustered for nearly 15 hours into early Thursday
Will the Orlando attacks help Trump against Clinton? The Paris and San Bernardino attacks didn’t.
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There are lots of dumb predictions about third parties. Here’s a smarter one.
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How terrorist attacks can change opinions and elections — including the 2016 election
This post was originally published on November 19, 2015. In
This year’s Libertarian ticket has remarkable political experience. Now will it matter?
This past weekend, the Libertarian Party nominated the most politically
No, Trump won’t win votes from disaffected Democrats in the fall
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Here’s why Trump’s supporters tolerate his ‘liberal’ economic positions
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Meet America's own warlord
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Meet America’s own warlord
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There are only 497 things you need to know about tonight’s Republican debate
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There are only 497 things you need to know about tonight's Republican debate
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Crappy Interpretations from Focus Groups, Volume 427: Independents and Obama Approval
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When Political Discrimination is Akin to Racial Discrimination
(photo: "Orlando Sentinel":http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-mount-dora-doctor-tells-patients-go-aw20100401,0,5593120.story) A story making its rounds on the