Democracy benefits from constructive, nuanced political discourse. But the lures of extreme, polarising rhetoric are often too great.

The question of Biden’s viability as the Democratic presidential nominee is unsolvable. And he’s arguably made things worse trying to prove otherwise.

Trump supporters are unlikely to want any debate around gun reform – they support the status quo, even when their leader is almost killed.

Analysis of the rhetoric coming out of the Trump and Biden campaigns shows high levels or toxicity, particularly from the Republican.