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Apr 27 2024
News
Penn State CB Kalen King selected by the Packers in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL draft
Kalen King endured a turbulent 2023 season. Now, he’s off to prove himself in the NFL. King was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round, 255th-overall, of the 2024 NFL draft on Saturday. King came into draft weekend as a polarizing prospect; no one was quite sure where or when he would land. The Athletic’s Dane Brugler ranked King as his No. 26 cornerback and No. 189 overall
The Patriot-NewsSep 09 2020
Analysis
The Coming Bout of COVID Polarization
An early flu season — something that begins spreading in late September or October in a state such as Minnesota or Wisconsin — could bring us to a boiling point.
Donald Trump sometimes calls the coronavirus “the invisible enemy.” Occasionally he comes up with an evocative phrase. And for me it evokes the way the disease harms the society that contends with it. By adopting quarantines,
National Review (News)Oct 17 2022
Opinion
The dangerous paradox of the religious polarization of American politics
A key factor driving political polarization in the United States today is religion — not what religion you are, but how religious you are.
Here’s the paradox: Americans have been losing their religion for years.
The Pew Research Center reports that “the country has been growing less religious over time,” evidenced by a decline in the share of the population identifying as “
The HillAug 08 2020
Background
Polarized Politics and Policy Consequences
This occasional paper examines the causes, dimensions, and consequences of partisan political polarization in the United States. It also discusses potential remedies and defines a future research agenda for social scientists and policy analysts. The paper should be of interest to members of Congress, presidential candidates, civil servants, political scientists, reporters, and stakeholders
RAND CorporationAug 08 2020
Background
Thinking About Political Polarization
American politics are said to have become bitterly polarized. Journalistic accounts speak frequently of culture wars, and of a chasm between “red” and “blue” states. The defining issue in last November’s tightly contested election was reported to be a deep divide over something called “moral values.” Senator John F. Kerry’s defeat was imputed to his party’s alleged deficit in moralists. George
Brookings InstitutionAug 02 2020
Background
Party Polarization and Campaign Finance
The intense debate these days about the shortcomings of American democracy and how best to deal with them often features assertions about parties, polarization, and campaign finance that appear puzzling if not downright contradictory. For example, some analysts argue that campaign finance reforms have reduced the role of political parties in campaigns and thereby weakened the ability of party
Aug 08 2020
Data
The Impact of Increased Political Polarization
As I write this, the House Intelligence Committee has voted to adopt the committee's Impeachment Inquiry Report along strict party lines. All 13 Democrats on the committee voted "Yes"; all nine Republican committee members voted "No." This party-line split is neither unusual nor unpredictable, but reflects the deep partisanship that is one of the defining aspects of our American society today
GallupApr 25 2024
News
10 Campus Museums Shine a Spotlight on Democracy
A coalition of universities is tying exhibitions into the 2024 elections and the broader issue of extreme political polarization in the United States. The University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor serves as a polling place. Brittany Greeson for The New York Times This article is part of our Museums special section about how institutions are striving to offer their visitors more to see
New York Times (News)Sep 22 2022
News
How Should the Church Respond to Political Polarization?
We’re currently living through a moment of significant political polarization. How should the church respond?
Guilherme De Carvalho: With or without polarization, the church’s task is always the same: to give apostolic witness to the gospel and its implications for the world. Evangelical churches need to rediscover Christian social doctrine and the witness of the gospel. This is the
Christianity TodayMay 04 2020
News
Hydroxychloroquine and the Political Polarization of Science
On January 29 the Hubei Daily, a state-owned Chinese newspaper based in Wuhan, reported on a promising development. Teams of researchers associated with the Chinese Academy of Military Medical Sciences and the Wuhan Institute of Virology had tested dozens of existing pharmaceuticals for possible efficacy against the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. They had identified three antiviral
Boston Review