It’s happening everywhere: Americans hear something over the internet, social media, or television, and they become immediately angry and hostile. It is Pavlov’s Dog on steroids. They do not check to ...

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Over the years, political discourse has taken a drastic turn as profanity becomes commonplace among national leaders. From ...

Every election cycle, we are surrounded by highly politicized talk via ads and social media as well as from relatives, friends and neighbors. Certain behaviors have also become linked to people’s ...

Since the publication of his 2018 bestseller, “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them,” Yale’s Jason Stanley has become a familiar presence on radio and television news broadcasts. The Jacob ...

Linguistics professors and other academic experts discussed the political misuse of language and the current state of public discourse in a March 14 event. The panelists began by discussing political ...

Recently, I attended a community forum where a progressive activist, a conservative businessperson, and a libertarian teacher were engaged in a lively debate on local issues. Their failure to ...

This is a column about how to become involved in politics. Wait! Keep reading! Yes, you! Even if you've never voted, contributed to a candidate, or feel that politics is, like sex and religion, just ...

That’s OpenAI’s stated goal in a new research paper released Thursday about measuring and reducing political bias in its AI models. The company says that “people use ChatGPT as a tool to learn and ...

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