Positive beliefs about cross-partisan empathy can strengthen Americans’ support for democracy Abstract. Undemocratic practices, such as voter suppression and election interference, threaten democracies worldwide. Across four studies (N = 4,350), we

New research shows that simply knowing it's possible makes us more curious and less combative.

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Why Debating Republicans (Almost) Never Works—And What to Do Instead The real reason GOP voters seem impervious to facts and reason.

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Ex-PM led NZ through pandemic, now publishes memoir advocating empathy in politics. 🇳🇿 #PoliticalEmpathy https://fefd.link/4dNnA

Ex-PM, guiding NZ through pandemic, pens memoir advocating empathy in politics. #PoliticalEmpathy https://fefd.link/Oh17j