Everybody Loves a Good Apocalypse
Even as the world gets better and better, people continue to stubbornly believe the end is nigh.
Public Opinion
Latest Gallup Poll Puts Support for Legal Pot at 58% (Again)
Generational differences suggest support will continue to rise.
Poll Finds Strong Public Support for Federal Sentencing Reform
Large majorities of Democrats and Republicans would abolish mandatory minimums for nonviolent offenses.
In Trump, Sanders, and Pope Francis, a Warning About the Politics of Crowds
All three of these political stars of the moment are drawing big crowds by the dangerous old method of blaming a minority.
Carly Fiorina Both Man's and Woman's Candidate In Republican Polls
Her recent rise to the top tier of Republican presidential candidates is predicated on gender neutral appeal.
'Sexist' Scientist Tim Hunt: The Real Story
The "Tim Hunt, misogynist scientist" narrative has been falling apart piece by piece over the past month.
If People Could Genetically Modify Their Children to Be Smarter, Would They? Hell, Yes!
So argues Eugene Volokh, albeit with a bit more subtlety.
The Supreme Court's Same-Sex Marriage Decision Is Already Being Used to Sell You Washing Machines
From Miller Lite to Maytag, here's how popular brands reacted to the SCOTUS ruling this morning.
Americans Getting Increasingly Pro-Choice on Abortion
'Pro-choice' identification is back up to late 1990s levels.
Survey: National Support for Legal Pot Has Risen by 29% Since 2010
Coloradans are keener on legalization than they were when they voted for it in 2012.
Poll Finds Majority Support for Legal Marijuana in Three Swing States
Voters are especially tolerant of medical use.
Anti-Pot Activist on Support for Legalization: 'What Goes Up Must Come Down'
Kevin Sabet implausibly takes solace from a drop in public approval between 1977 and 1985.
After 2 Years With Legal Marijuana, Most Coloradans Still Like It
The percentage supporting legalization is, if anything, higher than before it took effect.
Growing Unhappiness With U.S. Abortion Laws
Support for abortion policies in the United States is at its lowest level since 2001.
Concrete Consequences From Sex Work Stigma
Criminalization really isn't the root of the problem that sex workers face.
Why Won't Marco Rubio Admit He Smoked Pot?
The senator, a likely presidential contender, says he must stay silent-for the kids.
Poll: 11 Percent of Americans Identify as Libertarian
That's 14 percent of political independents, 12 percent of Republicans, and 6 percent of Democrats.
Millennials--the Libertarian Future?
The Next Generation of American Adults Could Be The Most Pro-Liberty Yet
Don't Blame Putin; Blame Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin may face international disapproval from the West over his Crimean actions, but at home, he's enjoying his highest approval ratings in years.
Why Democrats Are Losing Voter Trust
Republicans may be unpopular, but Democrats also lose as a record number of Americans identify as political independents.
Why Mass Shootings Haven't Ushered In a New Age of Gun Control
And why people think mass shootings are more common than they actually are
Most Americans Shrug at State of the Union Spectacle
As President Gerald Ford once said, "the state of the union is not good"
Poll: Americans More Opposed to Intervening Abroad Than At Any Other Time In the Last Half Century
But global trade still gets a nod.
The Persistent—But Fading—Appeal of JFK Conspiracy Stories
Explaining two trends in public opinion
Latest Poll Shows Large Majority of Americans Opposed to Action in Syria
Most do believe Assad gassed his own people
John McCain Respects "Will of the People" on Marijuana Legalization, On Syria Not So Much
Faced heavy criticism on Syria at town halls, insisted there was "passion on both sides"
