Healthy democratic polities feature competing visions of a good society but also require
some level of cooperation and institutional trust. Democracy is at risk when citizens become …

Scholars increasingly point to polarization as a central threat to democracy—and identify
technology platforms as key contributors to polarization. In contrast, we argue that …

Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently being utilized in a wide range of sophisticated
applications, but the outcomes of many AI models are challenging to comprehend and trust …

Politics has in recent decades entered an era of intense polarization. Explanations have
implicated digital media, with the so-called echo chamber remaining a dominant causal …

Despite calls for political consensus, there is growing evidence that the public response to
the COVID-19 pandemic has been politicized in the US. We examined the extent to which …

Assaults on democracy are increasingly coming from the actions of duly elected
governments, rather than coups. Backsliding examines the processes through which elected …

The vast and wonderful knowledge of this universe is locked in the bosoms of its individual
souls. To tap this mighty reservoir of experience, knowledge, beauty, love, and deed we …

American political observers express increasing concern about affective polarization, ie,
partisans' resentment toward political opponents. We advance debates about America's …

We study partisan differences in Americans' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Political
leaders and media outlets on the right and left have sent divergent messages about the …

Cues sent by political elites are known to influence public attitudes and behavior.
Polarization in elite rhetoric may hinder effective responses to public health crises, when …