Political violence has been a persistent aspect of human history. In this article we address the main psychological factors leading to political extremism.

The election — the country’s first since last year’s youth-led revolt — was won by the Rastriya Swatantra Party of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah.

As the 2026 Winter Olympics are underway in northern Italy, all eyes are on Team USA and how they will navigate the patriotism of the Winter Games in contrast to the political unrest back ...

Younger Americans express less trust in democratic institutions, weaker attachment to political parties, greater skepticism about how the political system works than older generations, and are less ...

If you aren’t too distracted by the unprecedented events in America’s political system recently, you might have noticed that even more shocking developments have overtaken established and ...

DAKAR, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military-led government has dissolved all political parties and scrapped the legal framework governing their operations, according to a decree approved by the ...

Americans are increasingly rejecting the two major political parties, according to new polling. Just under half, 45%, of U.S. adults now identify as independents, a new Gallup survey found. That’s a ...

KINGS EMBODY authority and impose order. Sack your king, as Americans did in their revolution of the 1770s, and you’ve got to find a new source of authority and new ways to ensure order. After a shaky ...

As journalists, we spend a lot of time with our noses buried in data, much of it mind-numbing and dense, but on rare occasions we unearth a list or table that is laugh-out-loud funny. In the spirit of ...

The US Supreme Court weighed Republican calls for a fresh rollback of campaign-finance regulations, questioning federal caps that limit spending by political parties in coordination with candidates.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — One of Arizona’s five registered political parties is set to undergo a name change. The No Labels Party will officially become the Arizona Independent Party on Dec. 1. “The single ...

One paradox of American politics is that voters are both extremely polarized about politics and extremely disdainful of political parties. A record share, 43 percent, self-identify as political ...