Folks came to hear my perspective on politics and where we are as a country today. The organizers had expected 40 or 50 folks, and more than triple that turned out so they had to move rooms.

Images, Susan Sontag argued, are “invitations” — “to deduction, speculation, fantasy.” They invite empathy, and, with it, investment. It remains to be seen whether Pepper Spray Cop, as a singular ...

Another demographic characteristic that may be important is gender. An analysis of data from 1984 found that on average, American women reported less interest in politics than American men. This ...