A 57% majority of Americans think police generally treat whites better than blacks. Blacks, in particular, say this, at 78%. There are also differences on these views by party: most Republicans feel the police treat everyone equally, while among Democrats, 80% see differential treatment against black people. CONT. CBS News […] Read more »
In Days of Discord, a President Fans the Flames
With a nation on edge, ravaged by disease, hammered by economic collapse, divided over lockdowns and even face masks and now convulsed once again by race, President Trump’s first instinct has been to look for someone to fight. … The days of discord have put the president’s leadership style on […] Read more »
Why Democrats Can’t Rely On Voter Anger This November
… Increased anger isn’t a new phenomenon, but it is a rising one. Political scientist Steven Webster argues in his book, “American Rage,” that this current moment of partisan rancor is the culmination of a long pattern of increased anger in American politics. Webster finds that politicians in both parties […] Read more »
Destroying trust in the media, science, and government has left America vulnerable to disaster
For America to minimize the damage from the current pandemic, the media must inform, science must innovate, and our government must administer like never before. Yet decades of politically-motivated attacks discrediting all three institutions, taken to a new level by President Trump, leave the American public in a vulnerable position. […] Read more »
Trump COVID-19 Briefings Major Info Source for 27% in U.S.
New data from a Gallup/Knight Foundation survey shows that 27% of Americans consider the frequent presidential briefings about the coronavirus situation to be a “major” source of information. Another 26% say they are a “minor” source, and a 46% plurality of U.S. adults report that they do not use the […] Read more »
Trump’s Disinfectant Remark Raises a Question About the ‘Very Stable Genius’
… Mr. Trump’s typical name-calling can be recast to receptive audiences as mere “counterpunching.” His impeachment was explained away as the dastardly opus of overreaching Democrats. It is more difficult to insist that the man floating disinfectant injection knows what he’s doing. The reaction has so rattled the president’s allies […] Read more »