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Morris P. Fiorina is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Wendt Family Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. His current research focuses on elections and public opinion with particular attention to the quality of representation: how well the positions of elected...
Are We Headed For A Second Civil War?
A cliché is haunting America — the cliché of a second civil war.
No, We're Not On The Brink of Civil War. But The Reasons Why We're Not Are Far From Entirely Reassuring.
Contrary to the fears of some pundits, the U.S. is not on the brink of civil war. But the explanation for that is far from entirely reassuring.
On Messaging: An Interview With J. Scott Jennings
Area 45: The Divided States Of America
The 2016 Election: Partisan or Cultural Divide?
Democracy's demolition derby
It's been an education, my four decades in Washington journalism: an anniversary that prompts this personal reflection. . . .
FF Symposium: Where’s the Vital Center?
The term the “vital center” was coined of course by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. 60 years ago. . . .
Gay Marriage and the Governor's Race
State Senator Bill Brady, the Republican gubernatorial nominee-in-waiting, recently proposed five amendments to the Illinois Constitution. . . .
Independents setting the political pace
Forget the red-state, blue-state construct. . . .
The Left’s Purity Test?
Erick Erickson poses a direct question to me at RedState.com this morning. . . .
Polarized Pols Versus Moderate Voters?
A scholar disputes the notion that the American electorate is deeply polarized. . . .
The GOP's Best Weapon in 2010
Inclement political weather rocked President Obama and his party this summer...
Political shift: Diverse voting coalition favors consensus, government action
When America elected Barack Obama president, the nation signaled a break with its past in ways beyond smashing the racial barrier...
Like-Minded, Living Nearby
The more diverse America becomes, the more homogeneous it becomes...
Seeing Red, or Blue
Are the “culture wars” of the last two decades a bogus conflict?
Trump's Win Uncovers New Deep Divides In America's Social Fabric
Deep in the heart of Alabama, psychologist Josh Klapow is getting worried. "I know people hanging up the phone on their best friends in the world."
America’s Polarization Has Nothing To Do With Ideology
Although a seemingly simple concept, the issue of polarization has long frustrated political scientists. A superficial examination of the American political scene suggests an intensely polarized electorate, divided along partisan and ideological lines.
'Eat Mor Krow' And Other Signs Of A Dangerously Politicized America
Things seemed so much more hopeful back in late 2000, just before what turned out to be an impossibly close election between Al Gore and George W. Bush. Throughout that campaign season, pundits and observers weren't overly concerned with hyper-partisanship and extreme polarization, like they are today.
Do Partisans Hate Each Other More Than Ever?
For all the florid journalistic commentary about voter polarization, extensive empirical studies have shown that the American electorate is no more polarized today than it was in the 1970s. What's changed is that the parties have sorted: Democrats have become more homogeneously liberal, Republicans more homogeneously conservative.
In 2019, There's Still No Room At The Inn For Christmas
In the Biblical story, the first Christmas occurred in a stable because there was no room at the inn for Joseph and Mary. Sadly, in many quarters, there is still no room at the inn for Christ and Christmas as elites seek to cleanse the public square of anything religious.
Is Political Science Dying?
While the campus grievance mongers cry for Justice! and continue their drive for power and safe spaces, I note an extraordinary story in the latest issue of Stanford, the bimonthly magazine of the Stanford Alumni Association.