Opinion Weekend
December 16-17, 2023
Opinion Today: A thoughtful, thought-provoking gift for colleagues and clients, friends and family.
What Americans mean when they talk about 'inflation' David Montgomery, YouGov When Americans talk about "inflation," they don't all mean the same thing. YouGov surveyed 1,000 Americans this month to sort out how Americans are understanding and defining the country's recent price increases.
Liberals say the country has moved to the right; conservatives say it's moved to the left David Montgomery, YouGov Americans agree that the country's politics have moved in a single consistent direction over the past decade: away from their own politics.
The election, foreign spending, and Taylor Swift Kathy Frankovic, Taylor Orth & Carl Bialik, YouGov This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers the 2024 presidential election, which sources Americans trust for election information, funding for Israel, the Palestinians, and Ukraine, and Time magazine's selection of Taylor Swift as Person of the Year.
Black voters are more concerned about climate change than the national average, with implications for policy and messaging Manann Donoghoe, Justin Lall & Andre M. Perry, Brookings Institution In an increasingly diverse America, understanding how race and ethnicity influence how voters respond to climate impacts and perceive climate policies is crucial to improving communication—and thus, developing more effective and transformative policies. Public Views Misinformation As A Major Problem, Feels Uncertain About Accuracy Of Information On Current Events KFF With majorities across demographic groups saying the spread of false information is a problem in the U.S., the latest polling from KFF finds that a majority of adults express uncertainty about the accuracy of information they come across relating to four major news topics.
