A good deal of the focus in the runup to the 2018 midterm elections centers on broad political and social currents — feelings about President Donald Trump, generalized cultural differences, nationalism versus globalism, and the highly politicized partisan acrimony to which we have become accustomed. But there are issues that […] Read more »
Americans Still Tilt Toward Favoring Less Active Gov’t Role
Americans for decades have shown a broad tendency to say the government is doing too much that should be left to individuals and businesses, as opposed to the belief that the government should do more to help solve the nation’s problems. The only times over the past quarter-century when Americans […] Read more »
Should you worry about American democracy? Here’s what our new poll finds.
In just two weeks, Americans will vote in a midterm election that may well decide what party controls Congress and the legislative agenda for the next two years. But as Americans head into this democratic exercise, some observers wonder whether the country has become dissatisfied with democracy. Young Americans seem […] Read more »
NPR Poll: Rural Americans Are Worried About Addiction And Jobs, But Remain Optimistic
Rural Americans are preoccupied with the problems of opioid and drug addiction in their communities, citing it as a worry on par with concerns about local jobs and the economy, according to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public […] Read more »
The Senate represents states, not people. That’s the problem.
The confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court last week spurred a lively discussion about institutional design. After the vote a week ago, some noted that the 50 senators who voted to confirm represent about 45 percent of the population. A number of astute constitutional historians quickly spoke up […] Read more »
Americans Worry Less About Government Regulation
Thirty-nine percent of Americans believe there is too much government regulation of business and industry, the lowest level in a decade. A third (33%) say there is the right amount of regulation, the highest percentage in 11 years, and a quarter (25%) say there is too little. CONT. Jim Norman, […] Read more »