Donald Trump has claimed credit for any number of things he benefited from but did not create, and the Republican Party’s reigning ideology is one of them: a politics of cruelty and exclusion that strategically exploits vulnerable Americans by portraying them as an existential threat, against whom acts of barbarism […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Half of voters are unfamiliar with critical race theory
As critical race theory continues to be hotly debated among parents, educators, and politicians across the country, a Fox News Poll finds that half are unfamiliar with the concept. The survey, released Friday, shows many registered voters are unacquainted with CRT: 49 percent are extremely or very familiar, while 41 […] Read more »
Despite progress, most Americans say LGBTQ discrimination still exists
A big majority of Americans — nearly eight in 10 — say the last 50 years have brought progress in ending discrimination against LGBTQ people. However, most also feel some discrimination still exists in society today. Majorities think at least some discrimination exists today against people who are gay and […] Read more »
Senate’s Riot Report Inadequate
It definitely qualifies as a riot although there is a big partisan split over whether you can call it an insurrection. But few say what happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th was a legitimate protest, according to the Monmouth University Poll. The poll also finds there is not […] Read more »
Racial bias makes white Americans more likely to support wars in nonwhite foreign countries
White Americans who hold racist attitudes are likely to prefer military action over diplomacy in foreign countries like Iran and, in particular, China. Frank Rossoto Stocktrek via Getty Vladimir Enrique Medenica, University of Delaware and David Ebner, University of Delaware The effects of American racial bias and anti-Asian sentiment do […] Read more »
Thomas Edsall on the new ‘anti-democratic party,’ and the challenges for the media
New York Times contributing op-ed writer Thomas Edsall warns about Republicans attempting to enforce “white political dominance;” anti-democratic trends in American politics; and the blind spots he sees in media coverage. “Trump and the Republican Party have created a real dilemma for the media,” he tells Brian Stelter. “When you […] Read more »