Yet even though overpopulation is an issue as dated as Dacron pants or disco, Ehrlich helped give an imprimatur of scholarly authority to a new kind of politics—a politics of scarcity—that has proved ...

A new University of Missouri study suggests mental health policies can play a significant role in how Americans choose political candidates. Past scholarly research has found that most Americans say ...

This is the transcript of 'Cut The Clutter' Episode 1811, published on 18 March 2026, examining what assassination of Iran’s ...

Vilfredo Pareto once observed that history was a “graveyard of aristocracies” as ruling elites gradually become decadent, depraved, and dysfunctional. The contemporary United States is a disturbingly ...

Why facts backfire in political debates, and what psychology says works to bridge divides and prevent radicalization.

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy in February weighed possible political peril against a long career in medicine, ultimately ...

A new approach that integrates room for debate and collaboration with effective communication strategies can enable more ...

The year 1740 was the crest of that wave of spiritual power called the Great Awakening. … The message of personal commitment and individual decision central to the Awakening reached a wider audience ...

Political scientist Joseph Uscinski, a professor at the University of Miami, talks about conspiracy theories and the people who believe them. Uscinski’s research has found that conspiracy theories are ...

Being quick to blame major public policy failures on corruption hides the fact that it's most often incompetence that's ...

We spoke to Dr. Kevin Reuning, an associate professor of political science at Miami University, about the upcoming Kentucky 4th Congressional District race.

William Muck, a political science professor from North Central College, discusses what the rise of Mojtaba Khamenei could mean for the war with Iran, global oil prices and the broader geopolitical ...