JD Vance’s repeated attacks on Haitian immigrants have fueled a common refrain from Democrats — that he and former President Donald Trump are “scapegoating” immigrants by trying to shift manufactured ...

Focusing public attention on a scapegoat is a favorite tactic of authoritarian leaders. The process begins with selecting a scapegoat — a small, vulnerable group of people with little ability to fight ...

On Nov. 7, 1938, a young Polish Jew, Herschel Grynszpan, shot a German diplomat, Ernst vom Rath, in France. As a result of this incident, the Nazi Party stoked the anger of the German public. It led ...

April 22 − To the Editor: I am writing on behalf of Superintendent Annie Azarloza. I have known Superintendent Azarloza for quite some time and have come to admire her drive and passion in education.

Scapegoating is a sociopsychological phenomenon in which a person or group unjustly shoulders the blame for problems they did not instigate. This defensive mechanism permits individuals or societies ...

The Hungarian leader has secured power by keeping control over the news media. Now, a political opponent is starting to show the limits of his tactics. Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary in June.