Polarization and the Changing American Economy
Professor of Sociology and Public Policy Dalton Conley discusses changes in American society since World War Two. He contends that, while the United States provided a reasonable degree of economic equality and opportunity in the 1950's and 1960's, i...
Politics of Extremism, The
Former White House press secretary Mike McCurry talks about the tendency to be, "...provocative, or angry, or loud, or shrill..." as perhaps the only way to cut through the enormous amount of information that is cluttering the political landscape at...
Party Politics: Ideological Differences Between Republicans and Democrats
There are distinct ideological differences between Republicans and Democrats. In recent years the Republicans have become more coherent in their conservatism, whereas Democrats debate about whether or not the party should be more moderate. Democrats...