Politics

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  [Article] Tension Growing in South China Sea

  China’s aggressive behavior in the South China Sea has antagonized a growing number of countries.
   
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  Why Trump, Why Now?

  Robert Folsom explains how Trump rode a wave of negative social mood to the top
   
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  Behavioral Finance Beyond the Markets: A Real-Time Case Study of Russia’s Military Resurgence

  Matt Lampert presents a real-time socionomic analysis of the RTSI and Russia’s military resurgence.
   
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  [Article] Why Trump, Why Now? The Violent Death of Political Correctness

  Trump gives voice to the political discontent that flows from negative social mood.
   
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  [Article] Global Mood Gets Darker

  Global cyber wars. Independence referendums. Border restrictions. Nuclear weapons. Impeachments. Fringe candidates.
   
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  [Article] A Democrat or Republican in the White House: Which is Better for the Economy?

  Matt Lampert considers the relationship between the party in power and economic growth over the past 140 years.
   
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  Socionomist Forecasts UK Election Outcome in Real-Time

  Polls had the 2015 UK General Election at a dead heat. But Charlie Aitken looked at the data socionomically and reached a different conclusion.
   
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  A Democrat or Republican in the White House: Which is Better for Stocks?

  A historical review conducted by the Socionomics Institute shows the presidential party in power has…
   
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  [Article] Under Fire: Will a Clinton Scandal Ever Stick?

  It’s official: Hillary Clinton has launched her 2016 presidential campaign. Does social mood shed light on her chances?
   
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  [Article] “The World May See an Even Darker Side of Putin”

  In this November 2014 update to his original study, Socionomist Alan Hall reviews authoritarian actions by Vladimir Putin.