There is considerable variance in the productivity of teachers, yet educators have been unable to identify observable characteristics…
Public opinion and the media form the foundation of the United States' representative democracy. They are the subject of enormous scrutiny…
Book abstract: The financial crisis of 2008 raised crucial questions regarding the effectiveness of the way the United States regulates…
This essay is an exploration of the political rise of politician Edward W. Brooke and his impact on the Republican Party and the black…
This study assesses the relationship between political partisanship and attitudes and behavior with respect to the Swine Flu crisis of 2009…
David E. Campbell and Robert D. Putnam ask how America can simultaneously be religiously devout, religiously diverse, and religiously…
Although the positive association between religiosity and life satisfaction is well documented, much theoretical and empirical controversy…
This study examines the stability of religious preference among people who claim no religious preference in national surveys (i.e.,…
Unique among nations, America is deeply religious, religiously diverse, and remarkably tolerant. But in recent decades the nation's…