Unraveling the causes of political polarization in America is no easy task. But some of them are well documented, among them: the increased role of money in politics following the…
More in Common, which is described on its website as "a new international initiative, set up in 2017 to build communities and societies that are stronger, more united and more…
The good news about polarization is twofold: fully 75% Americans seem to recognize it's a problem of crisis proportions, while over 200 civic organizations have stepped up to counter it. …
It is well documented that politics in the US has grown more partisan over the past two decades. Why? --The factors most frequently blamed are the increasing influence of money…
The Bipartisan Policy Center's latest quarterly report confirms what many citizens have long sensed: Congress isn't doing its job. The in-depth report's summary reads as follows:…
The Kettering Foundation, long known for its work in the field of deliberation, has issued an invitation to participate in a new national conversation on around the theme of "A…
Analyzing today's partisan divide has become a sort of cottage industry among scholars. And that's a good thing, since the more insight we have into the problem, the sooner we'll…
A recent article in The Washington Times, Victor David Hanson puts the question slightly differently, but no less alarmingly. The article, entitled "Are we on the verge of civil war?" provides…
Until US campaign laws are re-written, we're likely to be in for a lot more Russian-style intervention in our elections. That's the conclusion of at least one scholar who's studied…
Researchers at a trio of the world's leading universities have uncovered evidence that when individuals from polar sides of the political spectrum work together, they produce better results than when…
Here’s a surprise: overcoming political polarization is not a mystery; the solution is in fact well understood. That solution? —“Civil discussion,” as we like to call it (or “democratic deliberation,”…
Addressing the deep divisions afflicting our nation through productive conversation is at or near the top of EnCiv's priorities. Some people have told us over the past year think that…
A study published this September in The American Economic Review suggests that those worried about the polarizing effects—and power—of cable news may indeed have cause for concern. After a careful…
Political opinions have become more extreme in the last two decades. There is a sharp point of deepening division in 2004. While for most of the 1990s the Republicans and…