285 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC
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285 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC
106 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC
59 upvotes
Aug 4, 2026, 10:11 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Sufficient-Gain-226
I notice that as someone who votes 3rd party, a lot of people on the left will say, "Trump is a threat to democracy," or "you can't ignore his criminal conduct." And on the right it's "the left is destroying the country through its policies," or "Democrats are taking away freedo…
40 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Truebluejello
I've been wondering about something, and I'm genuinely curious if there's research on it. There's been a lot of discussion about rising male loneliness, fewer young people dating, and declining relationship formation. But one factor I rarely see mentioned is the Dobbs decision.…
5 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 3:41 AM UTC
Posted by /u/InfamousGuitar6288
I know this looks like a stupid question, and it probably is, like “you kind of just figure it out based off of your morals and values…” but I guess I’m just wondering where someone starts? Clearly I didn’t pay enough attention in history class or the news itself. I am looking t…
3 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 9:02 AM UTC
Posted by /u/No-Nebula227
Background: I am a senior in highschool and have taken over 14 APs. Ranked top 20 out of 420 kids. Founder of some clubs. Volunteered over 1000 hours for 501 c3s. And my mom is an executive director for some civic organizations in Wisconsin and so I know most of the high ranking…
2 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Difficult_Hair2491
Hey everyone! I'm a rising senior majoring in economics and statistics & data science, and I'm looking for some advice because I feel like I only recently figured out what I actually want to do. For most of college I didn't really have a career in mind. I wanted to add a polisci…
2 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC
Posted by /u/frimers
Soy estudiante de derecho y me interesa demasiado la politica, me identifico con la Izquierda aunque pienso que es una dicotomia un poco obsoleta hoy en dia en este siglo. Me interesa aprender mas y pues en algun momento adentrarme a la politica de mi ciudad y mi Estado y pq no…