american politics, polarization, political polarization

Extreme Polarization Is Now Defining Society

Political polarization in the United States of America is quite common. Social scientists are working on the matter and provide valuable explanations for frozen political discourse. Lots of discussions are done about the political polarization of America. After electing the most polarized Congress “since the end of Reconstruction,” various kinds of reasons are given, including ...

Raven Montmorency

'Republicans' and 'Democrats,' text on red and blue backgrounds sits under the American flag.

Why the U.S. Needs to Deal With China’s Theft of Intellectual Property

Free trade with China is failing the U.S. because of the Chinese government’s unfair trade practices, says an American professor of economics. Brian Brenberg, an associate professor of economics at The King’s College in New York, said the idea of free trade with China is threatened by Beijing’s theft of intellectual property (IP). “China is one ...

James Burke

Trump to Create a ‘Gigantic’ Military to Scare Off Beijing

The potential flashpoints in the South China Sea and the East China Sea didn’t get much of a mention during the race for the U.S. presidency, largely because they aren’t core issues for domestic America. If there was any China-related talk during the campaign, the now President-elect Donald Trump mostly spoke about trade issues with the ...

James Burke