… In the United States, and across the world, any protester who brings a phone to a public demonstration is tracked and that person’s presence at the event is duly recorded in commercial datasets. At the same time, political parties are beginning to collect and purchase phone location for voter […] Read more »
Diversity and Immigration in America
Most Americans say diversity makes the country stronger and values such as constitutional rights, a fair judicial system and the American Dream are important aspects of the nation’s identity. Yet there are racial and ethnic divisions on some features of national identity. Overall, 51% say they want a country with […] Read more »
Americans’ Civics Knowledge Increases But Still Has a Long Way to Go
The past few years have seen contention between Congress and the president over budgets and immigration, disputes over the limits of executive power, contested confirmation hearings for two Supreme Court justices, and lawsuits involving members of Congress and the president. The good news is that amid all this, the American […] Read more »
Government: The Most Important Issue Facing 2020 Candidates
The American public’s broad concerns about the role of the federal government in their lives have evolved into, I believe, the most important issue in our current political environment. Debates over the role of government have defined the American Experience going back to the nation’s founding — but now more […] Read more »
American Jewish voters still despise Trump
The Jewish Electorate Institute’s latest poll confirms what those who closely follow the Jewish community and political opinion about Israel have long known: American Jews remain among the most anti-Trump religious groups. While the president’s support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies might endear him to evangelicals (his core […] Read more »
ABA Civic Literacy Survey reveals knowledge gaps
The ABA celebrated Law Day May 1 with the release of a new national Survey of Civic Literacy and other programs related to the 2019 Law Day theme of “Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society.” … According to the national poll, less than half of the U.S. public knows that […] Read more »