They are issues to be debated behind closed doors, according to the traditional stock. But to others, it is a time to add their voice to the public discourse, online and amplified.

New research examines how people become entrenched in polarizing positions and how we can prevent debates from devolving into ...

About three to four times more Americans said they did not feel free to express themselves, compared with the number of those ...

It's hard to create a safe place when there are so many different issues and conflicts happening out in the world at the same time,” one survey responder said.