Dartmouth Political Union Addresses Political Violence
Over a shared meal, students and professors talk about how to combat polarization.
[more]Over a shared meal, students and professors talk about how to combat polarization.
[more]Prof Brendan Nyhan explains why headline-grabbing polls inflate support for "partisan violence" and how careful survey design finds under 10% backing for felony-level force, far less than in many democracies. He traces how elite cues shape perceived threats and warns against pretextual crackdowns. Also: a look at Jimmy Kimmel's removal and a wave of misreads of motives that were actually incidental to the Trump administration's crackdown on those it defines as the left.
[more]Today, Emma talks with Jennifer Lind, an associate professor of Government at Dartmouth College. Emma and Jenny discuss prioritization, burden shifting, and how a strong progressive grand strategy can benefit the wider U.S. foreign policy debate. Emma and Jenny's discussion is part of the New Visions for Grand Strategy Project, a collection of essays, videos, and podcasts in which out-of-the box thinkers discuss the future of U.S. foreign policy.
[more]"Other prosecutors will feel even more pressure now to bring charges against whomever displeases the president, and you don't want to live in a country where displeasing the president can put you in jail," Prof Nyhan says of President Donald Trump's involvement in the prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey.
[more]Study finds that interventions to reduce partisan animosity have fleeting effects.
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