… Centered on a trio of bills Biden signed in his first two years, the president’s economic program has triggered what could become the most concentrated burst of public and private investment since the 1960s. … This surge of investment could rumble through the economy for years. The reverberations could […] Read more »
Social Conservatism in U.S. Highest in About a Decade
More Americans this year (38%) say they are very conservative or conservative on social issues than said so in 2022 (33%) and 2021 (30%). At the same time, the percentage saying their social views are very liberal or liberal has dipped to 29% from 34% in each of the past […] Read more »
Californians and Their Government
… Californians name economic conditions, homelessness, and housing as the most important issues facing the people of California today. Californians have mixed views about whether the state is going in the right or wrong direction. Strong majorities believe that the state will have bad times financially in the next 12 […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: 9 in 10 voters worried about inflation, America’s future
Overwhelming majorities of voters are concerned about the specific issue of inflation as well as the broader issue of the future of America, according to a new Fox News survey. Concern with inflation has been consistently high since peaking at 93% in July 2022. Now, nearly a year later, 90% […] Read more »
Biden-McCarthy compromise is in line with public opinion
Amazingly enough, President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy managed to broker a debt-ceiling deal and say respectful things about each other over the long weekend. Heavy criticism of the deal from both left and right kept us moored in reality, though, and as of this writing, the bill has […] Read more »
U.S. Mood Remains Glum; 18% Satisfied With State of Nation
Eighteen percent of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., staying below 20% as it has since March. Americans are slightly more satisfied than last summer when gas prices and inflation were soaring. … Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy also remains depressed, with Gallup’s […] Read more »