The Biden-Trump debate was a chaotic exchange highlighting the challenges of engaging with a rule-breaking opponent. Despite his rapid delivery and physical demeanor, Biden's competency shone through, while Trump relied on hyperbole and untruths. This analysis delves into their communication styles, debate tactics, and the moderators' roles, offering insights into the broader implications for leadership and the effectiveness of the debate format.

Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality

Four tips to avoid being bamboozled by political statistics and data

Neuroscience can explain why voting is so often driven by emotion

500 years ago, Machiavelli warned the public not to get complacent in the face of self-interested charismatic figures

Campus protests are part of an enduring legacy of civil disobedience improving American democracy

1968 was an inflection point for the US. Is another one coming in 2024?

Supporting ‘democracy’ is hard for many who feel government and the economy are failing them.

State of the Union: Biden hits back at critics as he warns of threats to democracy at home and overseas.

What are the four waves of feminism? And what comes next?

Centuries after Christine de Pizan wrote a book railing against misogyny, Taylor Swift is building her own ‘City of Ladies’...

History’s crisis detectives: How we’re using maths and data to reveal why societies collapse – and clues about the future

The decade of the 1930s was a tumultuous period that shaped the course of modern history, marked by the ominous rise of fascism. It is a common belief that the tendrils of this political ideology were tightly coiled around the hearts and policies of Europe, particularly in Germany and Italy.

How ecuador went from being latin america’s model of stability to a nation in crisis. That reputation has surely now been destroyed.

How to strengthen community resilience in a world plagued by crises...

Is America enduring a ‘slow civil war’? Jeff Sharlet visits Trump rallies, a celebrity megachurch and the manosphere to find out

Why have authoritarianism and libertarianism merged? A political psychologist on ‘the vulnerability of the modern self’

Given the amount of moral distress and moral violation in our culture now, it is vital to wake up the need to engage appropri­ately and as compassionately as possible.

US election: how populists encourage blind mistrust – and how to push back

Why Franklin, Washington and Lincoln considered American democracy an ‘experiment’ – and were unsure if it would survive

Look to the mainstream to explain the rise of the far right Javier Milei in Argentina. Geert Wilders in the Netherlands.

Thousands of Israeli and Palestinian feminist peace activists gathered in Jerusalem and near the Dead Sea.

Ironically, as a lifelong war protester, I have a war to thank for bringing Thích Nh?t H?nh into my life. Our connection began in 1966, long before we actually met.