People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jesse Pines is an expert in healthcare innovation and wellness. The media landscape is a constant battlefield these days. This ...

Political systems become polarized when internal unity within groups strengthens and the divide between them deepens. As polarization intensifies, societal tensions can grow, making it difficult to ...

We are living in a time of increased division. From politics to public health, conversations that could bring people together via common values are driving people further apart. So how can we shift ...

Harvard economist Roland Fryer explains how people tend to interpret ambiguous information as confirming whatever they believed to begin with. Photo: Free to Choose Network Nothing throws America’s ...

This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. As is an annual tradition, Merriam-Webster has announced its "Word of the Year." In a fitting well-being check on America, ...

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is one that the dictionary suggests unifies both sides of the aisle. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. Is it any surprise then that the ...

Sharp divides have seemed to define America lately—and Merriam-Webster just made it official. The famous American dictionary publisher on Monday announced that “polarization”—defined as “division into ...

The dictionary publisher said Americans from competing tribes looked up the definition to better understand divided politics at home and worldwide. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief If you’ve been ...