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Acknowledging human behavior, Madison said that if we are to live in the free society envisioned in the Constitution, then people will use that freedom to advocate on behalf of their own self-interest.

A few months ago, the three of us began exploring public opinion about federalism and the role of ideology in shaping whether people tended to prefer that the federal government or state and local governments address political issues.

It worked for him before, but will the rising racial liberalism of white Democrats counter the rising racial conservatism of white Republicans? Is that even the right way to frame the question?

As President Trump’s response to the coronavirus has careened from denial to incoherence, some of the blame for his baffling contradictions has been apportioned to his media sidekick, Fox Cable News.

The 2019 Distinguished Africanist shares the lessons she learned throughout her incredible career.

Are we living in a ‘golden age’ of political conspiracy theories? James Tilley asks what belief in them tells us about voters and politicians.

Tufts faculty weigh in on the State of the Union address and what lies ahead for America

Tufts University political science professor Jeff Berry joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to assess the importance of the issue.

The escalation of the U.S.-China trade war into tit-for-tat arrests suggests a new stage of hostility in their rivalry for technological and economic dominance in the coming decades.