Last January, the former leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, eerily declared that “it looks like the world is preparing for war.” In fact, many notable commentators agree with this dismal ...

Political communication encompasses not only the content of messages but also the cognitive structures underlying discourse. Cognitive complexity refers to the capacity of speakers to recognise, ...

It is almost a truism among psychological researchers that conservatives are simple-minded and dogmatic. Liberals, meanwhile, are supposed to be more complex and open-minded thinkers. But a new paper ...

There is considerable evidence that people’s political views are related to their personality traits to some extent (Sibley et al., 2012). One of the most consistent findings is that conservatives are ...