A large majority of American voters feels the bonds that hold the country together are weakening, while over half think the world is going to hell in a handbasket. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
‘Is truth overrated?’ What the experts say
Is speaking some evil really so bad? VMKphotos/shutterstock Daniel Klyn, University of Michigan; Christopher Beem, Pennsylvania State University; Maryanne Reed, West Virginia University, and Troy Campbell, University of Oregon Editor’s note: As part of our collaboration with “Third Rail with OZY,” we asked scholars from a variety of disciplines to […] Read more »
Americans value truth, but many don’t think it’s a reality
While more than three in four Americans do not believe lying is the American way, two-thirds of U.S. residents say people lie to them, at least, some of the time, according to an exclusive THIRD RAIL WITH OZY-Marist poll. In fact, many Americans think dishonesty exists at even the highest […] Read more »
American political behavior in 2017 outside norm for consolidated democracies
Our August 2017 survey results demonstrate sharply increasing concern over the past month, amplified by the events in Charlottesville. From July to August, ratings worsened on every dimension, with especially large shifts on civil violence and civil liberties. Democracy experts see American political behavior in 2017 as firmly outside the […] Read more »
Partisan divide over Trump’s response to Charlottesville
Nearly two-thirds of Americans consider the attack that led to loss of life in Charlottesville an act of “domestic terrorism,” a view that spans partisan lines. But President Trump’s response to Charlottesville finds more division. CONT. CBS News Read more »
Trump’s Charlottesville response not in line with majority of Americans, poll shows
As politicians and influential business leaders weigh in on President Trump’s comments on Charlottesville, how is the American public responding? Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss a new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll about the clashes and the president’s comments, how lawmakers of his own party are speaking out, […] Read more »