On Sept. 5, Russia’s Justice Ministry declared the country’s leading independent polling organization, the Levada Analytical Center, to be a “foreign agent.” … The Levada Center has generated a remarkable trove of information about Russia’s society, politics, and economy over the past quarter century. Its high-quality work inspired us to […] Read more »
Why the Whole Trump-Clinton Election Could Probably Just Be Held in Pennsylvania
With her polling lead slipping, Hillary Clinton still has Pennsylvania as a firewall — for now. David Rothschild, an economist at Microsoft Research who runs PredictWise, an online forecasting model that relies on betting markets, explained the primacy of Pennsylvania for Mrs. Clinton’s election chances during an interview this week. […] Read more »
The Tricky Business of Polling Under Putin
Russia’s designation of its most respected polling agency as a foreign agent last week, hobbling the Yury Levada Centre, shows the extraordinary challenges pollsters face in the country. … Levada is one of three leading Russian polling agencies; the other two are linked to the Kremlin, one owned by the […] Read more »
Taco Trucks and the Soul of America
When Marco Gutierrez, the founder of Latinos for Trump, warned last week that increased immigration could lead to “taco trucks on every corner,” he was widely and understandably mocked. … But it was clear enough what Gutierrez meant. Plenty of Americans do see the increasing prevalence of foreign cultures in […] Read more »
Russia’s Levada Centre polling group named foreign agent
Russia’s leading independent polling agency has been labelled a “foreign agent” by the justice ministry and says it cannot now work. The Levada Centre surveys political opinion among Russian people. Its director, Lev Gudkov, said the move, which comes two weeks before parliamentary elections, amounted to “political censorship”. CONT. BBC News Read more »
Europeans Fear Wave of Refugees Will Mean More Terrorism, Fewer Jobs
The recent surge of refugees into Europe has featured prominently in the anti-immigrant rhetoric of right-wing parties across the Continent and in the heated debate over the UK’s decision to exit the European Union. At the same time, attacks in Paris and Brussels have fueled public fears about terrorism. As […] Read more »