The shift toward coarse language in political life has become more frequent and widespread, with personal attacks and ad ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charlie Kirk debates with students at the Cambridge Union at the University of Cambridge on May 19, 2025. Nordin Catic/Getty ...

“To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.” — Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz. A few weeks ago when I was speaking at a Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) board meeting, I ...

Last week, “Not the Bee,” the non-satirical wing of the Christian satire site The Babylon Bee, scathingly attacked conservative New York Times columnist David French for his First Amendment-based ...

How people talk about issues can be just as important as what they say, the journal’s editors write. That is why “we should be alarmed by the superficial and manipulative nature of American public ...

Research from Germany analyzed sentiment in online news coverage to explore how heat pumps are portrayed in German public discourse. It found that while public perception is generally positive, it is ...

Public discourse campaigns often promote social responsibility, but do such discussions also impact our market behavior? Economists at the University of Zurich have published a new study that shows ...

In the dynamic world of public discourse, the role of the moderator is critical, guiding discussions at conferences, debates and interviews to ensure they remain relevant and civil. As passionate ...

Some folks have the TV on all the time, while some of us keep our noses stuck in a book. Still, there exists a stretch of middle ground where some do both. I admit to having scrounged enough passwords ...

The Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship (PACES) is pleased to announce that Associate Professor Benjamin Teitelbaum will serve as the new faculty director for strategic events and ...