Freedom is the value Americans say best represents the U.S. | About a third of Democrats like political leaders who identify as democratic socialists | What We’ve Learned from the 2026 Primaries So Far | Support for banning social media for kids under 16 | Perception of the health harms of climate change | How Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ changed America | Have people stopped trusting science? … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260702-topline
Control of the Senate Is Up for Grabs | Half of Americans support eliminating health insurance companies | More Independents say the Republican Party is too extreme than say the Democratic Party is | Americans worry about direction of the country | Belief in falsehoods about vaccines … & much more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260701-topline
America at 250 — its successes and its challenges | Americans’ pride in US history and democracy drops | At 250, nation may be too divided to celebrate as one | America’s most (and least) popular politicians in 2026 | Most Americans Back Foreign Aid a Year After USAID’s End | Texas Is a Tossup | What’s Driving the New Urban Left? … & much more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260630
American Pride Falls to 25-Year Record Low | What Americans think is best about the U.S. | Everyone has a different idea of what counts as MAHA | Maine: Platner Has Slight Edge Over Collins | Trump digs in on changing midterm election rules | Gerrymandering the Electoral College … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260629-topline
A look at institutional trust | Cost of living remains at the forefront of consumers’ minds | How Americans feel about the nation’s 250th anniversary | Things look bleak for would-be retirees, especially the youngest workers | Canada at 159: Majority optimistic of future as ‘united’ country … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260628
Civil rights, moon landings and war wins: What Americans see as the country’s greatest achievements | Half of Republicans and 11% of Democrats define patriotism as supporting their country unconditionally | 53% of Americans see grounds to impeach Trump | Americans want banks to do more to prevent scams | Trump Keeps Undercutting Republicans’ Message | Why Does Everyone Hate AI? … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260626-topline
