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Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center who resigned over his opposition to the US-Israeli war against Iran, is urging Americans to contact the White House and Congress to express opposition to the US sending ground troops into Iran. In a post on X, Kent shared the phone numbers for the White […]

Political Polarization Particularly Strong In The US The share of people who consider themselves on the far left or far right of the political spectrum is particularly high in the United States, according to a survey by Statista Consumer Insights. As Statista's Tristan Gaudiat details below, among U.S. respondents surveyed between January and December 2025, 12 percent placed themselves on the far left (0 on a 10-point scale) and 20 percent on the far right (10 out of 10). You will find more infographics at Statista By comparison, only 7 percent of Germans place themselves at...