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August 2026

August 05, 2026

The Sacred as a Category Beyond Religion

Religion has to do with the realm of the sacred. But the sense that some...

December 2024

December 27, 2024

Words of the Year 2024

English Dictionaries have the custom of proclaiming a "word of the year," new words or...

August 2024

August 16, 2024

Beyond the Political Binary

Our choice between Harris and Trump offers us a "political binary." We have a two-party...

June 2024

June 27, 2024

The Constitution Is About Managing Disagreements

As a reaction to our political polarization and associated dysfunctions, all sides are expressing a...

June 18, 2024

The Totalitarian Impulse

When we read about the brutality of totalitarian regimes--the Nazis, the Soviets, the North Koreans--we...

March 2024

March 07, 2024

The Need for Chaos

We've been blogging about different political theories. Here is another one: Political Nihilism. As many...

October 2021

October 04, 2021

Americans Who Want Authoritarianism

The study that found that a third of Americans would be fine with a strong...

September 2021

September 22, 2021

Attaining Reconciliation

Delving more deeply into the concept of reconciliation and trying to think through how we...

December 2020

December 02, 2020

America’s Radical Moderation

America is a radically moderate nation. That means it will be frustrating for both liberals...

November 2020

November 10, 2020

A Civil War? An Internal Cold War?

The United States has become so polarized--as evidenced in our recent election--that some observers from...

November 06, 2019

Two Incompatible & Mutually Hostile Worldviews

Another study of America's political polarization sees the divide in terms of a concept often...

October 2019

October 29, 2019

The Politics of Feelings

Americans are extremely polarized politically. But this is not just a matter of ideology. Advocates...

October 02, 2019

How Bad the Political Polarization Is Getting

America's political polarization is tearing apart friendships, families, and churches. And now it's affecting the...

May 2019

May 30, 2019

Different Kinds of Conservatives Win in Europe

This week's European Union elections proved to be yet another election in which the voters...

November 2018

November 05, 2018

The Brand Preferences of Liberals vs. Conservatives

As we get ready for election day tomorrow--which we will discuss then--we all know...

October 2018

October 29, 2018

Political Violence

Over the last few days, someone sends pipe bombs to virtually every prominent Democrat and...

October 04, 2018

Why America Is Polarized

How did America get to be so polarized? Why are Americans so disunified and our...

March 2018

March 05, 2018

All Politics Is National

"All politics is local." According to that maxim, both parties catered to local issues and...

March 11, 2013

American factions are coming together over drones

It has been said that America is polarized politically, but now an issue has emerged...