Crime Is Down, But Americans Are Convinced It's Rising
Also, some of you are scared of clowns.
Polls
Both Gay and Heterosexual Marriages Are Equally Stable
It's past time for gays and lesbians to be given the opportunity to wed. The evidence suggests that they will do no worse in marriage than their fellow heterosexual citizens have done.
Americans: Dubious About War But Ready to Fight ISIS—Just Not With Ground Troops
Public opinion, military action, and ISIS.
Poll: 11 Percent of Americans Identify as Libertarian
That's 14 percent of political independents, 12 percent of Republicans, and 6 percent of Democrats.
Are Millennials Far Left on Economics? No.
Their increased social liberalism has not gone in lock step with hostility to free markets.
The Public Turns Against War
In poll after poll, Americans reject policies that might put U.S. troops in harm's way.
New Poll Shows a Striking Drop in Popularity for JFK Conspiracy Theories
For the first time since the '60s, conspiracy believers can't even muster a plurality.
Ex-Im Bank: Crony Capitalists on the Defensive
A chance to put a dent in the corporate state.
Polls Say: Democrats Risk a Midterm Beating Over Obamacare
Democrats appear to be in no position to buck the midterm thumping the party in power power usually suffers at the polls.
What's Libertarian About Gamers?
A look at what there is to learn politically about this now-established subculture
The Missing Airplane: 35% of Americans Blame Mechanical Problems; 22% Say Suicide; 12% Think It's Terrorism; 9% Believe Flight 370 Is Hiding
Polling Americans about the fate of Flight 370.
Americans Are Less Enthusiastic About War and 'Leaders,' and This Makes David Brooks Sad
He seems to have an archaic great-man view of history, too.
Why Democrats Are Losing Voter Trust
Republicans may be unpopular, but Democrats also lose as a record number of Americans identify as political independents.
Marijuana Legalization Legislation in California Off the Table For 2014
Probably won't be on a ballot until at least 2016
Opposition to War in Afghanistan Peaks
First time since 2001 more Americans think the war was a mistake than a good idea
US Support for Sanctions Against Cuba Dropping
Majority wants to normalize relations, even in Florida
60 Percent of Americans Have a Negative View of Russia
Highest level of unfavorable sentiment since 1994
Coloradans Think Marijuana Legalization Hurts State Image
Nevertheless, voters support the law
