Seven in 10 Americans don’t think the issue of a border wall is worth a government shutdown, which they say is now having a negative impact on the country. But partisans don’t want their own side to budge: 65 percent of Republicans say President Trump should refuse a budget unless […] Read more »
Has the shutdown changed Trump’s political standing?
Even Donald Trump knows he is in a disturbingly deep political hole. That’s why he went on television Saturday to offer his version of a “compromise” to Democrats. He is trying to blame House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her party for the partial government shutdown and to paint them […] Read more »
Why Trump’s border wall is not just a wall
It’s uncertain whether President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall will ever separate the US from Mexico. But it’s already clear that the wall is reinforcing the fundamental fault line separating blue from red America. Opinions about the wall have become deeply interwoven with attitudes about the larger changes in culture, […] Read more »
When More Democracy Isn’t More Democratic
… There is the ideal of rule by the people. And there is the more complicated reality, in which institutions and representatives balance majority opinion against considerations like universal rights and the common good. Unable to reconcile those contradictory demands, once solid-seeming democracies are breaking down. Faith in a system […] Read more »
Shutdown Effects: Economic hardship far from D.C.
For many Americans, the idea of a “government shutdown” brings to mind empty desks and hardship in Washington, D.C., but a month into this latest round of the government furloughs, there are serious impacts far beyond the Beltway. The data around the shutdown tell the story. CONT. Dante Chinni & […] Read more »
Economic Anxiety: The difference in anxiety levels between men and women
Money, money, money. It’s no doubt it makes the world go ‘round, but it also throws some into a tailspin. On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, Mary Meyn, Vice President at Edison Research, stops by to discuss the results of the latest Marketplace-Edison Research Poll. Which gender loses more […] Read more »