Political meaning, in particular, emerges from the associations communities attach to things. Politics is an activity aimed at resolving collective problems among communities.

Overall, 39% say the word reflects what has become the GOP political definition, "to be overly politically correct and police others' words." 56% of Republicans agreed with this view.

A dozen or more years ago, a media colleague paid me the compliment of calling me, “Colorado’s most radical moderate.” Thank you for those words, David Kopel.

This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, legal affairs reporter Erik Larson looks at the coming court battle over the Federal Reserve.

Why does everything feel political? Learn how to look past perceptions and focus on facts to find truth in a politicized world.