Category Archives: Politics

From LSE: Why, then, do Democratic and Republican incumbents diverge so much, ideologically? In my ongoing book project, I argue that we have missed a key factor in the ideological divergence of candidates and, as a result, in the growth … Continue reading →

From LSE: Every election cycle, voters are told by pundits and commentators that this particular election counts and that it is likely to shape public policy for decades to come. In new research, Anthony Fowlerand Andrew B. Hall find that … Continue reading →

Ed West writes: Progressivism already suffers from what Swedish academic Carl Ritter called “hegemonic degeneration”, that when a belief becomes established, made flabby by institutional protection, then the genuinely interesting and intellectually curious will look for something else. The most … Continue reading →

The Washington Post reports: Hawley made a striking declaration about his view of Americans in a June 2019 article in Christianity Today, titled “The Age of Pelagius.” He said Pelagius, a Greek scholar born about the year 350, had said … Continue reading →

From a new academic paper by Miles T. Armaly and Adam M. Enders: * Despite growing recognition among journalists and political pundits, the concept of victimhood has been largely ignored in empirical social science research. * Perceiving oneself to be … Continue reading →