A new study from Penn State suggests that U.S. political polarization isn't just getting stronger -- it's also spreading and encompassing more seemingly unconnected issues, and some topics that aren't even political.
A team of researchers at Stanford University recently set out to analyze the linguistic differences between how Republicans and Democrats communicate and express themselves on Twitter following mass shootings.
Even though it feels like democracy is teetering on the brink in the United States, a new study is offering hope, revealing that a majority of Americans support democratic values and oppose political violence.