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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

What you may have missed in the polls: Small business and Obamacare, pessimism in Europe

Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg | May 17, 2013, 8:56 am

Small businessmen sour on ACA: In a survey of 603 small business owners, 48% of them said that the Affordable Care Act will be bad for their businesses. Thirty-nine percent said the law will have no impact while 9% said … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

What you may have missed in the polls: Mother’s Day

Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg | May 10, 2013, 9:00 am

The Obama administration’s chief of protocol, Capricia Marshall, announced this week that she will be leaving her demanding post at the State Department to spend more time with her 13-year-old. Echoing thoughts of another former top State Department denizen, Anne-Marie … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

Public opinion and the Boston bombing: 5 takeaways

Andrew Rugg | May 8, 2013, 10:10 am

It’s now been several weeks since the Boston bombing. Pollsters have subsequently released several polls gauging the opinions of Americans on a host of issues related to terrorism and the bombings themselves. Below are some of the major takeaways. Domestic … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

Why are people comfortable with their income taxes?

Andrew Rugg | April 12, 2013, 9:41 am

Over the past few years, as our updated AEI Public Opinion Study on taxes shows, more and more Americans say they’re comfortable with the amount they pay in federal income taxes. read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

Public opinion on the North Korean threat

What you may have missed in the polls

Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg | April 12, 2013, 9:35 am

How serious?: Fifty-six percent told Pew that the US government should take North Korea’s threats to use nuclear missiles against the US very seriously. Forty-seven percent think North Korea is capable of launching a nuclear missile that could reach the … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

Banter #97: Changing views on same-sex marriage

Stuart James | April 11, 2013, 10:52 am

On the latest episode of Banter, we delve into what Americans really think about same-sex marriage. AEI’s own Karlyn Bowman and Jennifer Marsico sit in to discuss the often-contradictory nature of the public’s views. For example, at least a plurality … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

Polls on Republicans, Guns, Immigration

What you may have missed in the polls

Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg | April 5, 2013, 12:09 pm

GOP in extremis: A new national poll of registered voters from Quinnipiac finds that only 28% have a favorable view of the Republican Party (52% unfavorable). For the Democratic Party, the responses were somewhat better, 38% favorable and 44% unfavorable. … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

Conflicted polls on same-sex marriage

Andrew Rugg | April 2, 2013, 9:23 am

Much of the reporting on public opinion toward same-sex marriage has been rather perplexing. Commentators not only claim that a substantial majority of Americans are in favor of same-sex marriage, but also that opponents of same-sex marriage fall outside the … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

Attitudes toward homosexuality and gay marriage

What you may have missed in the polls

Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg | March 26, 2013, 12:30 pm

The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a pair of same sex marriage cases next week. Americans’ attitudes towards homosexuality and gay marriage have undergone significant and rapid changes since questions on gay rights were first asked … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

How balanced is a balanced approach to the deficit for most Americans?

Andrew Rugg | March 12, 2013, 1:47 pm

The spending-cut-centric approach to deficit reduction has never been popular with Democrats. With the sequester cuts a reality, those criticisms seem to have increased in volume and frequency. Michael Linden and Michal Ettlinger at the Center for American Progress recently … read more >

The Uses of Scandal
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Lean In… to Government?
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Are American Voters Racist?
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The Perpetual Passion for Paper
Paper is becoming less important in some respects, but its strengths — prestige, utility, permanence, and security — are more essential than ever. […]