Many of us anticipate this upcoming post-election Thanksgiving holiday with dread, worried that angry political arguments will tear our families apart. We can’t talk to each other, we don’t want to ...

Thanksgiving is a time for families to come together, celebrate, and reflect on what they’re thankful for. However, it can also be a time when political tensions boil over, especially when family ...

A new study in Public Opinion Quarterly shows that moral arguments appealing to care and fairness can persuade both liberals and conservatives in the United States. By contrast, arguments grounded in ...

EVANSVILLE — That uncle or aunt gloating over Donald Trump's election win — or calling Trump a monster — isn't going to ruin Eric Miles' big family get-together this Thanksgiving. That's because there ...

When we argue about politics on social media, it's easy to form the impression that people never change their minds. This impression is strengthened by the fact that we can find ourselves having the ...

Curiosity is one way around politics at the Thanksgiving dinner table. But if a full-blown political argument comes at you anyway, you’ll be ready. Here are the facts on four raging political debates ...

A guy I knew in college once told me, as I struggled to make a point in a dorm lounge argument, that I had “the verbal acuity of shampoo.” The put-down was so devastating that it immediately ended ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Political discussions can be a heated topic, especially involving family and friends. But how can you have these conversations without causing problems in your relationships?

Recently, TikTok user @MissFrizzyHead asked people to share their best oneliners for ending political arguments with conservative relatives, and her video quickly racked up over 5,000 spicy comments. ...

A series of three experiments found that when people evaluate arguments on political topics, their prior beliefs about that topic are more important than the actual quality of those arguments. People ...

Democrats are sharpening their political arguments against their opposition as the president’s major policy bill moves through Congress. By Carl Hulse Reporting from the Capitol Congressional ...