The survey findings, shared exclusively with NBC News, also point to which local institutions help reduce political strife.

The link between the size and scope of the state and the growth of political polarization rests on a simple fact: Individuals are not identical. We have different desires, needs, tastes and ...

Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in politics. This week, Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina discuss how the United States is more polarized ...

Polarization in America might be reaching a fever pitch amid a rash of escalating threats and violent attacks directed at political figures across the country. A new survey released this month by the ...

This week, Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina discuss how the United States is more polarized than ever, why polarization is at an all-time high, the connection between partisan ...

New York Times columnist and Harvard Law graduate David French spoke to students about political polarization in America during a BYU campus forum on Sept. 24. He cited statistics to demonstrate why ...

Five years ago, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong did a bold thing. He banned political conversations at work. He made this decision because he knows what the job of a business leader is: to deliver for ...

As is an annual tradition, Merriam-Webster has announced its "Word of the Year." In a fitting well-being check on America, they chose polarization, defined as “A very specific kind of division … ...

A new study published in Political Psychology has found that partisan identity significantly outweighs other social factors, including race, religion, and social class, in driving social polarization ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook It may seem like this level of political violence is unprecedented, but it’s not. Ask your ...

The United States government has been shut down for nearly a month, yet another indication that the political system has become deeply dysfunctional. But the shutdown is just another episode in a ...