As a new National Football League season prepares to kick off Thursday night, a majority of Americans, including a majority of football fans, say it is acceptable for professional athletes to kneel during the national anthem, and an even larger percentage say athletes should use their platforms to tackle social […] Read more »
Ethnic antagonism erodes Republicans’ commitment to democracy
Growing partisan polarization and democratic “backsliding” in various parts of the world have raised concerns about the attachment of ordinary Americans to democratic institutions and procedures. I find that substantial numbers of Republicans endorse statements contemplating violations of key democratic norms, including respect for the law and for the outcomes […] Read more »
Americans See Skepticism of News Media as Healthy, Say Public Trust in the Institution Can Improve
In a year filled with major news stories – from impeachment to a contentious election, from a global pandemic to nationwide protests over racial injustice – Americans continue to have a complicated relationship with the news media. While large swaths of the public often express negative views toward journalists and […] Read more »
Most view kneeling during anthem as acceptable form of protest
Most Americans view professional athletes kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial discrimination as an acceptable form of protest, but there are divisions along political, racial and generational lines. These views come amid a shift we’ve seen in recent CBS News polling, with more Americans now saying that racial […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: 63% see country’s Founders as heroes, 15% say villains
President Trump said in his July 4 Mount Rushmore speech that American children are being taught that the people who built our country were not heroes, but were instead villains. The latest Fox News survey asks voters how they view the country’s Founders. Sixty-three percent see them as heroes, while […] Read more »
Americans less willing than two years ago to call themselves very patriotic
On this Independence Day, Americans are less likely to describe themselves as “very patriotic” than they did two years ago. Not that they refuse to identify as patriotic – most in the latest Economist/YouGov Poll report they are at least somewhat patriotic, but claiming intense patriotism seems to be less […] Read more »