On the latest episode of Poll Hub, we discuss the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that it is illegal to terminate a person’s employment based on his or her sexual orientation. Public opinion has been moving in that direction for decades. We discuss the significance of the Court’s decision in light […] Read more »
Economic Outlook Varies Across Party Lines
The public’s outlook on the U.S. economy declined dramatically in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. But as the economy begins to reopen, assessments are starting to improve. The increasing optimism is coming mainly from Republicans who are more likely than Democrats to say both the national economy and their […] Read more »
The Supreme Court said LGBT discrimination in the workplace should be illegal. Roughly 70% of Republicans agree.
The Supreme Court ruled Monday in Bostock v. Clayton County that workplace discrimination against LGBT individuals is illegal discrimination on “the basis of sex” under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. … It is hard to know whether judges lead public opinion, or public opinion leads judges, or something else […] Read more »
The Major Supreme Court Cases This Term and What the Public Thinks
In the Supreme Court’s first full term since the arrival of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh shifted it to the right, the justices confronted an unusually potent mix of political and social issues in the middle of both a presidential election year and a public health crisis. Among the decisions that […] Read more »
George Floyd’s killing was just the spark. Here’s what really made the protests explode.
What prompted the worldwide protests against racially biased policing? The simplest answer would be that on May 25, a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, by kneeling on his neck for more than eight minutes, as millions of Americans have now witnessed in a video that […] Read more »
Most Americans Don’t Feel Jobs Rebound, Still Fear Coronavirus: IBD/TIPP
The stunning gain of 2.5 million jobs in May’s jobs report set off celebration on Wall Street and in the White House on Friday. Yet most Americans, who either have an unemployed household member or one worried about losing a job, aren’t yet feeling the U.S. economy’s coronavirus jobs rebound. […] Read more »