These are the stakes! to make a world in which all of God’s children can live, or go into the dark. We must either love each other, or we must die.” — President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1964 campaign ...

We must either love each other, or we must die.” — President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1964 campaign ad, “Daisy.” A three-year-old girl stands in a public park, picking petals off a daisy.

How did we deal with false rumors before social media? The same exaggerations, conspiracy theories, lies, misinformation or whatever else you want to call it was prevalent in America before social ...

In US history, there have been many memorable elections – including those involving quick, decisive wins and others subjected ...

Election nights are always simultaneous moments of triumph and tragedy. One group of voters' dreams are dashed, while another ...

Slick and effective character assassination nowadays makes political mudslinging in days of yore seem primitive.

Responses to an article in the “At the Brink” series, raising doubts about a huge overhaul of U.S. nuclear capacity.

In 1964, Lyndon Johnson's "Daisy" commercial implied that his opponent, Barry Goldwater, would launch a nuclear war; and in 1988, George W. Bush's infamous "Willie Horton" ad made his opponent, ...

In 1964, Lyndon Johnson's "Daisy" commercial implied that his opponent, Barry Goldwater, would launch a nuclear war; and in 1988, George W. Bush's infamous "Willie Horton" ad made his opponent ...

Among the most famous examples of scare tactics is Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 “Daisy” ad, in which a nuclear bomb explodes behind a young girl picking daisy petals. “The stakes are too high for ...

The names of candidates, other than those running for president and vice president, of course, were unknown to me. But the political TV commercials were thoroughly familiar. Attack ads have clearly ...

A poll conducted of 1,000 Pennsylvania voters tested the strength of Kamala Harris’s messaging against Trump. The best and ...