FREDONIA — An exploration of polarization in a highly charged atmosphere will be presented in a virtual talk hosted by the State University at Fredonia, “Group Polarization in American: How COVID 19 ...

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The authors study the phenomenon of strategic group polarization, in which members take more extreme actions than their preferences. The analysis is relevant for a broad range of formal and informal ...

For the first time, the United States has been classified as a "backsliding democracy" in a global assessment of democratic societies by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral ...

A new group is aiming to bridge the rural-urban divide in La Plata County and foster more conversation around divisive issues, such as the county’s land-use code. La Plata Civil Dialogue was founded ...

A childhood friend reached out recently in a way that caught me off guard. I’m a traditional conservative. She’s progressive. Still, we’ve always loved discussing politics and culture despite our ...