Although 61% of Americans disapprove of their own country’s leadership, the world continues to give the U.S., under President Barack Obama, the highest approval rating among major world powers today. CONT. Gallup Read more »
Most Want Government to Combat Climate Change; Voters Divided Along Party Lines on Paying For Solutions
Sixty-five percent of Americans think climate change is a problem that the government needs to address, including 43 percent of Republicans and 84 percent of Democrats, according to a new survey from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs […] Read more »
Americans aren’t biased against Latino immigration. Here’s what they actually fear.
… In a recent study, we tried to determine what is really behind many white Americans’ support for “getting tough” on illegal immigration. Do they oppose offering legal status to illegal immigrants because they fundamentally dislike Latinos as a group and reject policy reforms that would benefit them? Or do […] Read more »
Trade with China is tearing our politics apart
… Political scientists still don’t fully understand the forces pushing some in both parties to adopt more extreme positions. As American politics continued to polarize in recent years, however, trade with China might have made the problem worse, according to new research. Voters in places that were more exposed to […] Read more »
Public Uncertain, Divided Over America’s Place in the World
The public views America’s role in the world with considerable apprehension and concern. In fact, most Americans say it would be better if the U.S. just dealt with its own problems and let other countries deal with their own problems as best they can. With the United States facing an […] Read more »
Americans Split on Idea of Withdrawing From Trade Treaties
More than four in 10 Americans say they don’t know enough to say whether the U.S. should end its participation in free trade deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Among Americans who do have an opinion, 28% favor withdrawing from trade […] Read more »