Bright Line Watch in The New Yorker

Bright Line Watch in The New Yorker

The New Yorker recently covered Bright Line Watch’s recent study that explores voters’ commitment to democratic norms. These norms include respect for universal access to voting and deference to the decisions of courts (even when they believe the courts...
The power of isolationist rhetoric

The power of isolationist rhetoric

Susan Stokes, Faculty Director of the Chicago Center on Democracy, recently spoke at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs about the use of isolationist rhetoric by politicians. She draws from a psychological framework called cognitive appraisal theory to explain why...