Politics

• A physics explanation shows why US elections keep ending 50:50—and why more spending won't change that
• Developing countries are writing AI laws they cannot enforce
• International partners boost peace agreement success, study finds
• How a free flow of information can amplify incorrect ideas
• Climate policy isn't partisan, and research suggests more on the right support it than oppose it
• Female candidates punished for negative language on the campaign trail, new study finds
• Proportional voting method could enhance electoral representation and group decision-making
• Coercion isn't care, and new laws that enforce treatment and confinement are dangerous
• What to know about sex trafficking as Pittsburgh hosts the NFL draft
• Novel study maps changes in US immigration policy landscape since 9/11
• Can warning videos blunt misinformation? What a 12-country test found
• Bipartisan-cited science is rarely used by policymakers, study finds
• How deceptive content reached millions of voters during the 2020 US elections
• Q&A: Nature plays role in national security
• Legal categories for animals still divide—and limit—animal rights