The poll results identify five distinct types of independents, with big implications for American politics. As party loyalty fades and the definition of that elusive swing voter shifts, elections are ...

A popular English adage says: 'If you cannot beat them, join them.' There are various forms of political parties, namely: ideological, mass, democratic, mission, personality and broker parties, as ...

When National Constitution Center CEO Jeffrey Rosen introduced the Aspen Ideas Fest discussion with political experts by saying the title of the talk — “Is Our Political System an Ill Fit for the ...

Three years ago, I wrote a Roll Call column entitled “Anger has been the drug of choice for our political system for too long.” In it, I said, “We live in a political system that constantly stokes ...

It wasn't always this way. — -- This year's presidential campaign has left many voters looking for an alternative to the two major political parties. If George Washington had gotten his way, ...

Are Joe Biden and Donald Trump really the two best candidates for America's most demanding and important job? Of course not. Among other concerns, both men are well past their prime. So why, then, are ...

A global study of 186 traditional societies found evidence supporting the theory that low-alcohol fermented beverages played a role in the evolution of political complexity, contributing to the ...

A version of this study was originally published on June 10. We previously used the term “racial conspiracy theories” as an editorial shorthand to describe a complex and mixed set of findings. By ...