Psychological interpretation of political disagreement is replacing reasoned debate, leading to a culture of avoidance and echo chambers, and ultimately hindering democracy.

Curiosity is one way around politics at the Thanksgiving dinner table. But if a full-blown political argument comes at you anyway, you’ll be ready. Here are the facts on four raging political debates ...

It’s Thanksgiving, that time of year when we do what Americans have done for generations: stuff a turkey, gather extended family and friends — and have a good, old-fashioned throw-down about the ...

A week doesn’t go by that I am not talking to friends and colleagues on both sides of the political aisle. Despite the belief that there are two teams (political parties) that are extremely different ...

The principle of intellectual charity is fundamental to constructive political conversations. This principle states that, in any discussion, we should accept the best version of an opponent’s ideas, ...

New research indicates that political arguments over the cause of higher rates are off target. Washington is rife with arguments over the reasons for rising electricity prices. The president blames ...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas grilled prominent left-leaning lawyer Marc Elias this week about a campaign finance law, joining several other conservative justices in voicing skepticism about ...