Before and immediately after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Americans were fairly optimistic about the direction of the country, they held relatively positive opinions about the two major political parties and believed the nation was united. Twenty years later, however, more than 6-in-10 Americans think the country is on the wrong […] Read more »
Twenty years after 9/11, most see a country forever changed
Most Americans believe the country was forever changed on 9/11, and most say they still remember that day well. Many of them report being personally affected, too, including so many who still express sadness, and even disbelief about the events, 20 years on. … Americans see a mix of good […] Read more »
Support For Resettling Afghan Refugees In The U.S. Is Broad — But Has Limits
Across the political spectrum, a broad majority of Americans say they favor welcoming Afghan allies to the U.S. — driven in part by an outpouring of support from groups that generally favor tougher restrictions on immigration. More than seven out of 10 Americans support resettling Afghans who worked with the […] Read more »
How 9/11 conspiracy theories fueled the war on reality
Twenty years after Osama bin Laden terrorized the United States, evidentiary thinking is under attack from the inside. Washington Post Read more »
Fox News Poll: Two-thirds think 9/11 permanently changed life in U.S.
As the twentieth anniversary of September 11 approaches, a Fox News Poll conducted before the recent events in Afghanistan finds that two-thirds (64 percent) of registered voters think the 2001 terrorist attacks permanently changed the way we live in the United States. A quarter of respondents say the attacks caused […] Read more »
20 years after 9/11 attacks, just half call US more secure
Just 49% of Americans see the United States as safer from terrorism than it was before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, down from 64% a decade ago, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. Forty-one percent instead say the United States has become less safe since 9/11, […] Read more »