Sending more people to prison, deporting illegal immigrants, cracking down on marijuana use — those are some of the things the Trump administration has said will make America safer. But what do crime victims think about all this? It is a group whose views are rarely measured, but a poll […] Read more »
Daily Worry Easing, but Still Up Since Trump Election
After rising following Donald Trump’s election and inauguration, the percentage of Americans who frequently worry has receded, although it has not yet returned to its pre-election level. CONT. Alyssa Davis, Gallup Read more »
Democrats, Republicans Divided on Virginia Shooting Motivation
When reports first surfaced last Wednesday that shots had been fired on Republican lawmakers at a congressional baseball practice, Americans expressed shock and horror. And then, many wearily braced for what they knew would happen next: Politics taking over. Data from this month’s NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows that […] Read more »
The blogs vs. Case-Deaton
Anne Case and Angus Deaton have a new paper on white mortality rates. This one is getting attacked a lot more than the 2015 one, though the findings and methods are basically the same — increased death rates for U.S. whites, especially for the uneducated. Andrew Gelman is still on […] Read more »
Mortality and morbidity in the 21st century
In “Mortality and morbidity in the 21st century,” Princeton Professors Anne Case and Angus Deaton follow up on their groundbreaking 2015 paper that revealed a shocking increase in midlife mortality among white non-Hispanic Americans, exploring patterns and contributing factors to the troubling trend. Case and Deaton find that while midlife […] Read more »
Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs
As lawmakers debate the future of the country’s health care system and outline plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, much of the current debate surrounds how to change or eliminate the health insurance marketplaces developed under the ACA where individuals eligible for financial assistance could compare plans […] Read more »