As the standoff between the Department of Justice and Apple Inc. continues over an iPhone used by one of the suspects in the San Bernardino terrorist attacks, 51% say Apple should unlock the iPhone to assist the ongoing FBI investigation. Fewer Americans (38%) say Apple should not unlock the phone […] Read more »
Americans Evaluate the Balance between Security and Civil Liberties
In the aftermath of recent high-profile attacks on Western targets by Islamic extremists, fear of terrorism has grown while the public remains divided on whether the struggle against terrorism is worth the loss of some rights. In the latest Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, 54 percent of […] Read more »
NBC/WSJ Poll: Terror Fears Reshape 2016 Landscape
The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., have vaulted terrorism and national security to become the American public’s top concern, and they’ve helped drive President Barack Obama’s job rating to 43 percent — its lowest level in more than a year, according to a new NBC News/Wall […] Read more »
Americans worried about major attack
The mass shootings in San Bernardino have awakened American fears of a major terrorist attack on U.S. soil, bolstered public support for increased monitoring of terrorists in the U.S. and raised concerns over flying and visiting the mall. The CNBC All-America Economic Survey found 34 percent of respondents “very worried” […] Read more »
Why millennials may not produce many more Mark Zuckerbergs
Millennials have been heralded as the uniquely diverse, highly educated, politically independent social media marvels. But a new poll finds many of them would also just like a good job at an established business with some vacation time. The survey conducted by the Harvard University’s Institute of Politics in collaboration […] Read more »
The Big Issues Of The 2016 Campaign
With less than a year to go before the election, FiveThirtyEight’s staff members took a detailed look at seven issues we cover regularly, examining the positions of the presidential candidates and suggesting developments likely to arise before the voting takes place. CONT. FiveThirtyEight Read more »