Americans have as little optimism as they have had at any time in nearly three decades about young people’s chances of having greater material success in life than their parents. In all, 42% of U.S. adults think it is very (13%) or somewhat (29%) likely that today’s youth “will have […] Read more »
Majority of Americans Believe in ‘the American Dream’
While Americans are divided about how the country is doing, 92% of adult Americans want to make America a better place to live, according to a survey conducted by SSRS on behalf of the America250 Foundation, the non-profit arm of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission charged with commemorating 250 years of […] Read more »
Positive Notes From Americans Amid the Bad News
This July Fourth, the American public has plenty to worry about. U.S. adults are dissatisfied in general with the way things are going in the country and have record-low American pride. They are worried about the coronavirus and dissatisfied with the state of race relations, and the majority have negative […] Read more »
Black Americans deeply pessimistic about country under Trump, whom more than 8 in 10 describe as ‘a racist’
President Trump made a stark appeal to black Americans during the 2016 election when he asked, “What have you got to lose?” Three years later, black Americans have rendered their verdict on his presidency with a deeply pessimistic assessment of their place in the United States under a leader seen […] Read more »
Richest Republicans View Health Care Far Differently Than Poorest, NPR Poll Finds
A new poll finds that rich people are much happier with their lives than poorer people. They’re also far more likely to say they’ve achieved the American dream, that they’re satisfied with their education, and that they’re not anxious about the future. Many people could have guessed all of that […] Read more »
The Polarization of Reality
Evidence is growing that Americans are polarized not only in their views on policy issues and attitudes towards government and society, but also in their perceptions of the same, factual reality. In this paper we conceptualize how to think about the polarization of reality and review recent papers that show […] Read more »