Not only is socialism’s image unchanged in the U.S. over the past decade, as reported in Gallup’s recent in-depth review of attitudes toward socialism and government power, but positive views of socialism are flat across the age spectrum. Since 2010, young adults’ positive ratings of socialism have hovered near 50%, […] Read more »
A Former Fox News Executive Divides Americans Using Russian Tactics
At first glance, the websites Conservative Edition News and Liberal Edition News have only one thing in common: Both have been carefully curated to inflame America’s culture wars. … The sites are the work of Ken LaCorte, the former Fox News executive who was accused of killing a story about […] Read more »
Support for More Government Inches Up, but Not for Socialism
Americans’ reaction to the term “socialism” remains more negative than positive in new Gallup polling, as solid majorities continue to view capitalism and free enterprise positively. At the same time, Americans are expressing slightly greater support for activist government across a range of measures, suggesting a more conducive climate for […] Read more »
Trump Retreats From Flavor Ban for E-Cigarettes
It was a swift and bold reaction to a growing public health crisis affecting teenagers. Seated in the Oval Office in September, President Trump said he was moving to ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes as vaping among young people continued to rise. … But two months later, under […] Read more »
Americans and Privacy: Concerned, Confused and Feeling Lack of Control Over Their Personal Information
A majority of Americans believe their online and offline activities are being tracked and monitored by companies and the government with some regularity. It is such a common condition of modern life that roughly six-in-ten U.S. adults say they do not think it is possible to go through daily life […] Read more »
The Real Reason Facebook Won’t Fact-Check Political Ads
… If Facebook’s leaders were willing to level with us, they would stop defending themselves by appealing to lofty values like free speech. They would focus instead on more practical realities: Facebook is incapable of vetting political ads effectively and consistently at the global scale. … We should know better […] Read more »