"American society today is hardly recognizable from what it was a century ago. Integrated schools, an information economy, and independently successful women are but a few of the remarkable changes ...

Rosie Blau Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist. I’m Rosie Bloor. Jason Palmer And I’m Jason Palmer. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

There is a lot of talk about political polarization in Congress. But is it true? Well, yes. Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal, social scientists at the University of Houston and Princeton, respectively ...

Even scholars (Bennett elevates himself to be the status of "philosopher") have observed how furious we've become at one another and asked why. A promising line of inquiry pursued by calm and detached ...

Apparently the Republican lust for power has evolved to where they no longer wish to live in a democracy. Some want another Civil War. Perhaps Abraham Lincoln was wrong to keep the Union together ...