What’s up with democracy in America? Sometimes it seems that American politics grows more polarized and uncivil every month. Has American political culture taken an anti-democratic turn? … How do you measure democracy? Every two years, the AmericasBarometer project monitors whether citizens in North and South America believe their political […] Read more »
Oh Canada! Four in 10 Americans Want Wall on Northern Border
Failed Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker may feel some vindication in this number: 41 percent of Americans say that if a wall is built along the Mexican border, one should also be erected on the Canadian one. And yes, the same percentage favors a wall erected along the nation’s southern […] Read more »
The hip dullness of Canada’s politics
I spent part of August on vacation in Canada, only to find myself on what was once called a busman’s holiday: Canadians are in the throes of a national election campaign, just like us. … For an American, Canada’s way of politics is like a reverse fun-house mirror: A glimpse […] Read more »
NATO Publics Blame Russia for Ukrainian Crisis, but Reluctant to Provide Military Aid
Publics of key member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) blame Russia for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Many also see Russia as a military threat to other neighboring states. But few support sending arms to Ukraine. Moreover, at least half of Germans, French and Italians say their […] Read more »
Rethinking What It Means to Be Canadian
This month, the Angus Reid Institute, one of Canada’s leading polling companies, published a survey that asked Canadians a series of nuanced questions about their national culture. But a surprisingly sizable minority of Canadians — 24 percent — said the country had no unique culture to begin with. In French-speaking […] Read more »
Canada, Great Britain Are Americans’ Most Favored Nations
Americans’ current views of foreign nations range from highly positive evaluations of Canada (92% favorable) and Great Britain (90%) to highly negative ratings of Iran (11%) and North Korea (9%). CONT. Jay Loschky & Rebecca Riffkin, Gallup Read more »