Political Behavior

Government, Politics & Issues

Wash U Scholar Digs Into Other Polar Vortex – The Political Kind – As Anger Spikes, Trust Declines

Evie Hemphill

A few years ago, Steven Webster was working in Washington and frequently giving tours of the U.S. Capitol when one particular tour went rather south, to…
Government, Politics & Issues

Commentary: Another face of American exceptionalism

Lana Stein

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 16, 2010 - Many Americans view the United States as an exceptional country, destined to spread…
Government, Politics & Issues

Commentary: A bumper crop of BS

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 18, 2010 - Asked to cite one quality that a person needed to develop to become an effective…