The terrorist attacks in Paris this past weekend that killed more than 120 people and wounded over 400 put the issue of terrorism back at the top of the news agenda in the U.S., and certainly have moved the issue more into the consciousness of the American people. A review […] Read more »
Half in U.S. Continue to Say Gov’t Is an Immediate Threat
Almost half of Americans, 49%, say the federal government poses “an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens,” similar to what was found in previous surveys conducted over the last five years. When this question was first asked in 2003, less than a third of Americans held […] Read more »
2015 State of the First Amendment Survey
The State of the First Amendment survey, conducted each year since 1997 by the Newseum Institute’s First Amendment Center, tests Americans’ knowledge of their core freedoms and samples their opinions on First Amendment issues of the day. The 2015 survey questions covered topics including the use of Confederate flags on […] Read more »
UT/TT Poll: Texans Wary of Domestic Use of Military
Texas voters think Gov. Greg Abbott was right to send the Texas State Guard to monitor U.S. military exercises here, and they consider federally ordered domestic military intervention likely under certain circumstances, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. CONT. Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune Read more »
Americans Still Say Liberties Should Trump Anti-Terrorism
The federal government’s recent actions to limit the scope of what it can do to prevent terrorism are consistent with Americans’ preference to prioritize civil liberties over anti-terrorism efforts when the two come into conflict. Sixty-five percent of Americans say the government should take steps to prevent terrorism but not […] Read more »
Americans’ growing support for free speech doesn’t include racist speech
Americans tend to pick and choose who should be afforded civil liberties to some degree, a centuries-old issue that has flared up once again after a video of racist chants by University of Oklahoma fraternity brothers went viral. … Americans have become more supportive of free speech for a variety […] Read more »