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Americans express roughly equal levels of concern about left-wing and right-wing extremism and violence, according to a new The Economist/YouGov poll. At the same time, overwhelming majorities believe ...

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In a new book, two political scientists argue convincingly that there is no stable dividing line between the “Left” and the “Right.” Instead, politically active citizens join the Left and Right ...

Which side of your brain gets the most use, the right or the left? Today, most people have heard that each hemisphere of the brain manages different tasks. If we favor one type of thinking over ...

This past month, I went to a panel at the University of Costa Rica with a group of refugees from Nicaragua. This group of fairly progressive individuals had fled Nicaragua due to political persecution ...

I am a pianist of unimpressive amateur ability and have always found that published music at my level is much more demanding on my right hand than on my left. Being right-handed myself, this is OK. It ...

At the fictional Hogwarts school for witchcraft and wizardry in the Harry Potter series, students are sorted into different school houses by a magic hat based on their personalities. Similarly, in ...

According to a new survey, Americans express roughly the same level of concern over left- and right-wing violence. Photo from Kristina Volgenau, UnSplash Americans express roughly equal levels of ...