Is America in Decline?

In the 19 th century, Charles Dickens observed that if you listen to its citizens, America “ always is in an alarming crisis, and never was otherwise.” Continue reading One problem in assessing ... Read More

Why polling is so often wrong

If political pollsters were physicians, large numbers of them would be getting hauled before medical disciplinary boards for misdiagnosing their patients. Read More

Disgust in our political elites is turning us against democracy itself

But it is also clear that the electorate has little faith in the main opposition party to solve the problems that are pushing the population to despair ... politics. The idea of organised ... Read More

Despair makes young US men more conservative ahead of US election, poll shows

A large global survey issued on Friday showed a surge in despair and disillusionment with established politics, particularly among young American men, the only U.S. population group to turn more ... Read More

Yes, Joe Biden Can Win the Working-Class Vote

Joe Biden’s support among working-class voters of all races has fallen alarmingly. Here are seven ways he and his party can reverse the slide. Read More

The Rise of ‘Middle-Finger Politics’

And this political ... today and how we’ve lost and still have some of the myths and themes of American history. And the third book I would recommend is “The Politics of Cultural Despair ... Read More

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Fake News, Lies, and Other Familiar Problems," by Prof. Sam Lebovic

In part one, inspired by Lippmann's reminder that lying has been a problem for over a century, I compare the lies of a conservative political ... the "stream of news" and the politics of ... Read More

The Problem of SES in Psychology

Back then, I wanted to spread the good news about SES, this ingenious quantitative ... What is SES? Our first problem is that social scientists cannot agree on the answer to this question. Read More

Christianity Is Simply More Fun

I just saw a typical protest march in some Arab country on the news. I think it was Jordan, but it could have been Tunisia ... Read More

A Theologian’s Vision of ‘Peasant’ Politics Is Surprisingly Lordly in Scope

Ephraim Radner’s Mortal Goods: Reimagining Christian Political Duty has no such ... concrete realities of our lives. A major problem of our politics, Radner writes, is that we expect too much ... Read More

Tech leaders have all the skills for politics. Still, most don't want to run.

Palmer, who has no political experience, told USA TODAY ... world problems in real time and the government should court tech leaders for help. Yammine said there's a trust value in politics ... Read More

Ten Years to Save the West by Liz Truss review — as readable as a crisp packet

Liz Truss went on Fox News to promote her new book. Convention, if not the basic aversion to shame and embarrassment that governs most interpersonal interaction, usually prevents most authors from ... Read More