As President Obama starts his sixth year in office, his job ratings remain near record lows and more voters think his policies have hurt rather than helped the economy. And even as voters continue to hold mostly negative views on the economy and the direction of the country, a new […] Read more »
America is becoming more liberal
… The country is getting more diverse, and as the proportion of white voters shrinks, so, too, does the conservative base. As demographics shift, so do political preferences — in this case, toward the left. A close examination of U.S. attitudes in the past decade-plus reveals that the United States […] Read more »
Little rise in support for marijuana legalization
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows very little rise in support for the legalization of recreational marijuana. Several polls in recent months have shown a spike in support for the drug, which they show a clear majority of Americans supporting. The Post-ABC poll, however, shows that support remains slightly […] Read more »
Polling for a new federalism
Several items in the news lately demonstrate that our nation’s current strain of federalism is straining. State-legal marijuana vendors in Colorado and Washington cannot use banks because of federal rules. The federal and some state governments are vexed over handling tax and other legal matters for same-sex couples married in […] Read more »
Young and Restless: How Millennials Have Already Reshaped Politics
Almost every week provides more evidence of the political system bending toward the cultural preferences of the massive millennial generation. But evidence is accumulating just as quickly of the system’s failure to respond to its economic needs. CONT. Ron Brownstein, National Journal Read more »
Americans say marijuana is less dangerous than booze or tobacco
Americans appear to view marijuana in a class by itself. According to a new national poll, marijuana is not as wicked as other illegal drugs like heroin and cocaine, and much less dangerous than legal substances like alcohol and tobacco. CONT. CNN Read more »