P olitical scientists working within the polarized (indeed, explosive) context of contemporary American politics have gotten used to the potential for a backlash — from politicians, media ...

What is a fact and how do we know when something is true? These are not just philosophical questions. In this era of intense partisan polarization, especially in the United States, the very notion ...

For decades, political scientists have measured the public's trust in the federal government consistently, using measures that are largely unchanged since the 1960s -- despite the momentous changes ...