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Delta Uncertainty Rattles Confidence in the Economy
… Despite a strong July jobs report, we’re seeing a lot of uncertainty around the economy, particularly over the past three weeks. Inflation, new indoor mask mandates, a changing labor market, rising COVID cases, and the Delta variant all equate to a volatile mix. What do we call this? Virus-based […] Read more »
Biden’s Ratings Slip, But It’s More Than Just Delta Fears
Like Donald Trump before him, President Biden didn’t get much of a political honeymoon. Even before he finished his first full week of work at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, an early February Gallup poll found views of the former Vice President were the most polarized of any first-term president at this […] Read more »
Does Biden Understand Contemporary Politics?
With rare exceptions, Joe Biden throughout his presidency has stressed his determination to cooperate with the GOP whenever possible and has minimized his personal confrontations with Republican leaders on both the national and state levels. That strategy has yielded the tangible benefit of the big bipartisan infrastructure bill now marching […] Read more »
About One in Five Americans Remain Vaccine-Resistant
Just under one in five U.S. adults, 18%, can be described as vaccine-resistant. These Americans say they would not agree to be vaccinated if a COVID-19 vaccine were available to them right now at no cost and that they are unlikely to change their mind about it. The percentage holding […] Read more »
Biden’s summer of joy turns into frustration
Seven minutes after an explosion crippled the Apollo 13 spacecraft, flight director Gene Krantz asked his team a simple but crucial question: “What do you think we’ve got in the spacecraft that’s good?” Seems pretty basic when things seem to be spinning out of control, right? Perhaps it’s time the […] Read more »