Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. It has long been said that religion and politics shouldn't be ...

New research shows that social media creators have enormous influence over their audiences' politics—especially those who don ...

In November, The Lancet, one of the world’s most esteemed medical journals, launched a new monthly series of case studies that goes beyond clinical diagnoses to illuminate the social and cultural ...

After more than six weeks of investigating Thomas Matthew Crooks’ life, the FBI remains stumped as to his motives for attempting to assassinate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in July.

When he’s not raising horses or working at a construction site, 28-year-old Nick Mirtschink says he spends “a lot” of time on Truth Social, the social media platform started by Donald Trump. So does ...

Political polarization in the U.S. has reached an alarming level. We have reached the point of fearing an honest conversation. Most Americans — 61 percent of adults, according to a Pew poll from ...

The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic information, form beliefs and identities, and engage in their communities. Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Lara Ringey. Politics on social media means even more for Zuckerberg. In 2021, ...

According to the American Psychological Association’s latest Stress in America 2025 survey, societal division has emerged as a major source of stress for U.S. adults. Conducted online by The Harris ...

It’s election season, and I have people in my network asking me for my thoughts on how social media is affecting the daily sentiment around the political climate. In recent years, the landscape of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago this week, he said it would provide economic stability to older people while giving the U.S.