America Is on the Right Track - The Atlantic

"Streeter observes that it's not the poorer members of the conservative coalition who are pessimistic; it's the affluent white Republicans who watch Tucker Carlson and believe the nation is on the verge of total destruction. Many of them believe that radical action, even violence, may be necessary to save it..."

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/01/american-optimism-productivity-innovation-rise/672714/

Donald Trump just accidentally revealed something very important about his 'fake news' attacks - CNNPolitics

On Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet bashing the media. Nothing new there. But, this tweet was different: Trump unintentionally revealed the false premise on which his relentless calls of "fake news" is based.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/politics/donald-trump-media-tweet/index.html

Negativity bias: why conservatives are more swayed by threats than liberals

We all tend to give more weight to negative messages than positive. Recent research reveals that this psychological bias is much stronger in conservatives than liberals...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2017/may/26/negativity-bias-why-conservatives-are-more-swayed-by-threats-than-liberals