How Immigrants Make America Great Again (and Again and Again)
A new book documents that newcomers revitalize beliefs in hard work, property rights, and the rule of law.
A new book documents that newcomers revitalize beliefs in hard work, property rights, and the rule of law.
Polls show a country increasingly leery of a politicized COVID-19 vaccine approval process.
Government failure eroded public trust. Fact-based persuasion and brutal honesty about scientific uncertainty are the only way to win it back.
Our reality is now Fox Mulder, Dale Gribble, Chief Wiggum, and a home movie of a guy getting hit in the groin.
What do hotly contested high school class presidency elections—set 20 years apart—teach us about our attitudes toward politics?
Many arms of government are unpopular with large swathes of the American population.
When libertarians dole out blame for the growth of government, perhaps we should take a look in the mirror.
The socialist wave may be more of a media-bubble thing than any sort of legitimate groundswell.
How would you like it if nearby strangers could instantly access your credit score on their phones?
A fast-moving, public airing of the claims against Kavanaugh would serve the public interest-and could help restore trust in a battered institution.
Depletion of trust and confidence in public and private institutions is happening across the board and leads to more, not less, government.
The feds can't pass a budget or do much very well, yet a record level of Americans want it more involved in our lives. That's not as crazy as it seems.
Are presidential lies pushing us toward a low-trust society?
Paradoxically, government grows because of our lack of confidence in it.
Whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump wins the election, massive challenges face the next president of the United States.
When institutional authority declines, social gains follow. Even if there's also a rise in weird beliefs.
There's simply a huge cost when officials and politicians lie all the time.
That seems high, to be honest
Mutual disdain for Washington, D.C. can bring us all together
Americans have less faith than ever in government and politics, leading to volatility in congressional control.
Rick Perlstein's new book shows the strange '70s interplay of skepticism and nostalgia.
Given the disaster his presidency has become, you can't blame the guy for wanting some alone time.