Murderous extremism is on the rise on both ends of the political spectrum. As people mourn right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, others are still coming to terms with the equally senseless assassination ...

Two-party control of U.S. politics runs contrary to the vision of the Constitution's framers. Douglas Rissing/Getty Images Surveys consistently show that millions of American voters feel they lack ...

There’s an answer to the question of how we crawl out of the present-day polarized quicksand. It’s called fusion voting through minor parties, and its time has come.

For decades, American voters have been told they have a choice. But in reality, that "choice" is almost always between two political parties that increasingly resemble each other in dysfunction and ...

Editor: While Democrats may complain about the current divisiveness in America, they can hardly be blamed for “sowing national division” as claimed in a recent letter (Jan 27). The flaw with ...

For this analysis, we grouped people into two political categories: those who support the governing political party (or parties) in their country, and those who do not. These categories were coded ...

As dissatisfaction with the two-party system grows in the United States, the idea of an alternative, however unlikely, gains traction. Elon Musk’s recent call for an America Party may be unserious, ...

For this analysis, we grouped people into two political categories: those who support the governing political party (or parties) in their country, and those who do not. These categories were coded ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Surveys consistently show that millions of American voters feel they lack real choices ...

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