Irrationalism in Politics - Washington Examiner

It has been over a half-century since the heralded British political theorist Michael Oakeshott published his most acclaimed work, Rationalism in Politics. Oakeshott put forward the thesis that ... Read More

Reading Too Much Political News Is Bad for Your Well-Being

Reading Too Much Political News Is Bad for Your Well-Being. Obsessing over politics could hurt your happiness and your relationships. By Arthur C. Brooks. Jan Buchczik. October 8, 2020. Read More

Tuning Out: Americans on the Edge of Politics

In a fractious political environment often dominated by the loudest voices on the left and right, some people are saying: Count us out. Last year, we talked to a group of people who, while they may ... Read More

The People Who Don’t Read Political News - The Atlantic

The reason ostriches and others avoid political news is simple: “It’s all negative; it’s divisive; I’m sick of it,” the Democratic pollster Celinda Lake told me, ... Read More

Americans — exhausted by political news — are tuning out, poll ...

Smaller percentages of Americans are limiting their intake of news about overseas conflicts, the economy or climate change, the poll says.Politics stand out. Election news on CNN and MSNBC was ... Read More

Americans are united in their negative perception of national politics ...

Americans’ outlook on national politics is best summarized as “dismal,” according to a wide-ranging new Pew Research Center report released Tuesday. “Americans have long been critical of ... Read More

Gender and education emerge as massive fault lines in the ... - NBC News

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and ... Read More