Defending against terrorism has remained a top policy priority for Americans since 9/11

Over the course of more than 15 years and three presidential administrations, Americans have consistently said that defending the nation against terrorism should be a top policy priority for the White House and Congress, according to Pew Research Center surveys conducted since shortly after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. […] Read more »

Fox News Poll: Voters continue to prefer a pathway to citizenship

Voters continue to support a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants currently living in the United States, although support has declined since February. And while majorities remain concerned about certain issues linked with illegal immigration, voters are becoming increasingly less worried about them, according to the latest Fox News Poll. […] Read more »

Blunders, Scandals, and Strategic Communication in U.S. Foreign Policy: Benghazi vs. 9/11

Scholars have paid little attention to the role of media scandals in U.S. foreign policy discourse. This article suggests that journalists’ treatment of foreign policy failures as scandalous bears little relationship to the nature or effects of officials’ malfeasance. Scandalized news coverage is instead more fruitfully viewed through the lens […] Read more »

Where Did the Radical Right Come From?

BRING THE WAR HOME The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America By Kathleen Belew … Kathleen Belew’s gripping study of white power, “Bring the War Home,” was written before the city of Charlottesville became a hashtag, and is largely concerned with activities from the 1970s and ’80s. But it is […] Read more »

IBD/TIPP Poll: Trump Approval Jumps As Attacks From Critics Backfire

Increasingly bitter and aggressive attacks on President Trump managed to bolster his approval rating, which climbed 5 points to reach the second highest level of his presidency, the latest IBD/TIPP Poll finds. The July poll found that 41% approve of the job Trump is doing. That’s the first time he’s […] Read more »