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Researchers found that people on the right who felt the most hostility toward the left, and the most warmth toward the right, were more likely to oppose climate policy. (Getty Images/Unsplash+)

Climate policy isn’t partisan — research suggests more on the right support it than oppose it

Building broader support for climate action will require engaging people across political lines in ways that reduce, rather than heighten, partisan divisions.
A fan walks past posters of Taylor Swift ahead of the official release of Swift’s new album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” at the AMC Metreon in San Francisco on Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Taylor Swift and the performative ambiguity of The Life of a Showgirl

The pop icon’s new album marks a growing debate about the social tensions between feminism and rising conservatism.
Americans say the government and social media companies need to do something about misinformation and disinformation. Boris Zhitkov/Getty Images

Most Americans believe misinformation is a problem — federal research cuts will only make the problem worse

The Trump administration canceled hundreds of grants it said amounted to federal censorship, implying that those conducting misinformation research are enemies of the First Amendment. This isn’t true.
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV concelebrates mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican the day after his election as 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, May 9, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP)

Is Pope Leo XIV liberal or conservative? Why these labels don’t work for popes

Because of the pope’s role to maintain the fullness of tradition and the unity of the Church, a pope cannot be conservative or liberal in a political sense.
Blaine Higgs delivers a concession speech with his wife, Marcia Higgs, standing beside him in Quispamsis, N.B., following the results of the provincial election on Oct. 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Is conservatism really on the rise in Canada? Blaine Higgs’ big loss in New Brunswick suggests not

The Liberals’ return to power in New Brunswick could be attributed to a referendum on Premier Blaine Higgs. But it was also a rejection of a grievance politics that favours anger over substance.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at his party convention on Sept. 8, 2023 in Québec. A strategy focused on fiscal conservatism, family and traditional values ​​regarding sexuality could be very advantageous for his party. La Presse Canadienne/Jacques Boissinot

Anti‑trans protests: The Conservative party could use ideological polarization to win voters

Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party could make gains by rallying the libertarian right, evangelical Christians and immigrant communities, especially Muslims, on issues of sexuality.
Mitt Romney, left, represents an old-fashioned GOP conservatism. Donald Trump, right, doesn’t − and Romney is leaving politics. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Reagan wouldn’t recognize Trump‑style ‘conservatism’ – a look at how the GOP has changed

Republicans Mike Pence and Mitt Romney both spoke recently about the conservative ideals that animate their politics − and which Donald Trump has violated. Do voters care?
Signs in the hallway during the inaugural Moms For Liberty Summit on July 15, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. Octavio Jones/Getty Images

Moms for Liberty: ‘Joyful warriors’ or anti‑government conspiracists? The 2‑year‑old group could have a serious impact on the presidential race

Moms for Liberty, founded in 2021 and now boasting 120,000 members, could ride its conservative, limited-government message to a position of strong influence in the GOP.
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs speaks to the media outside Government House in Fredericton, N.B., following a cabinet shuffle in June 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray

Move over, Danielle Smith: What Canadians should know about New Brunswick’s Blaine Higgs

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is pursuing a hard-right agenda without much scrutiny. He has imposed his agenda on a centrist province with barely any national media attention.
Abortion-rights activists gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in June 2022 after the court ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The U.S. Supreme Court failed to uphold American ideals of liberty and equality in abortion ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court turned its back on America’s core constitutional ideals — liberty and equality— when it erroneously ruled women have no constitutional right to abortion.

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