While previously polarization was primarily seen only in issue-based terms, a new type of
division has emerged in the mass public in recent years: Ordinary Americans increasingly …

Political actions and outcomes depend on people's preferences over candidates, policies,
and other politically relevant phenomena. For this reason, a great deal of political activity …

Context: Social distancing is an essential but economically painful measure to flatten the
curve of emergent infectious diseases. As the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 …

The spread of misinformation, including “fake news,” propaganda, and conspiracy theories,
represents a serious threat to society, as it has the potential to alter beliefs, behavior, and …

Within the scientific community, much attention has focused on improving communications
between scientists, policy makers, and the public. To date, efforts have centered on …

How powerful are political parties in shaping citizens' opinions? Despite long‐standing
interest in the flow of influence between partisan elites and citizens, few studies to date …

Conventional wisdom suggests that partisanship has little impact on voter behavior in Brazil;
what matters most is pork-barreling, incumbent performance, and candidates' charisma. This …

Conspiracy theories are inevitable in complex human societies. And while they have always
been with us, their ubiquity in our political discourse is nearly unprecedented. Their salience …

Competition is a defining element of democracy. One of the most noteworthy events over the
last quarter-century in US politics is the change in the nature of elite party competition: The …

Partisans often perceive real world conditions in a manner that credits their own party. Yet
recent findings suggest that partisans are capable of setting their loyalties aside when …