Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the January 22, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Trump starts new term with 47% approval; Jan. 6 pardons unpopular, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange and James Oliphant, Reuters Some 47% of Americans approved of Donald Trump's presidency as he returned to the White House this week, a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Tuesday found. But the poll also showed that Americans were already sour on some of his first moves. Some 58% of respondents said that Trump should not pardon all people convicted of crimes during the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Satisfaction With U.S. Democracy Edges Up From Record Low Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup
Americans are bracing for tariffs Christopher Good, Ipsos
Majorities Believe Proposed Trump Tariffs Will Increase Costs Maryann Cousens, Navigator Research
Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries Viktoria Cologna, Sebastian Berger, Naomi Oreskes, Niels G. Mede & Mike S. Schäfer, et al, Nature Human Behaviour
Six Fast Facts on Californians’ Economic Mood Stephanie Barton and Mark Baldassare, Public Policy Institute of California
What the People Want—and Don’t William A. Galston, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] No, Trump can't cancel the 2028 election. But he could still weaken democracy. Nathaniel Rakich, 538 Trump’s inaugural showmanship demonstrates why he’s a formidable opponent Natalie Jackson (GQR Research), National Journal [unlocked] A Day That Will Live In Infamy Harry Litman, Talking Feds Substack Trump Just Pardoned Himself Jeffrey Toobin, New York Times [unlocked] The GOP’s stunning response to Trump pardoning those who assaulted police Aaron Blake, Washington Post [unlocked] It’s Already Different David A. Graham, The Atlantic [unlocked] TikTok, Trump and What Crony Capitalism Does to Our Economy Filipe Campante (Johns Hopkins) and Raymond Fisman (Boston U.), New York Times [unlocked] Trump's Promise to 'Rapidly Bring Down Costs and Prices' Is His Achilles Heel Josh Barro, Very Serious The Right Is Winning the Battle for Hearts and Minds Thomas B. Edsall, New York Times [unlocked] Can Trump manage immigration effectively – and not just reduce it? Alexander Kustov (UNC Charlotte), Good Authority Fear of a Great Power War Could Be Making One More Likely Daniel W. Drezner, World Politics Review 119th Congress brings new growth in racial, ethnic diversity to Capitol Hill Katherine Schaeffer, Pew Research Center
There’s much more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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How Latinos found Evangelicalism and Trump
It's Been a MinuteGen Z's Gender Divide Goes Beyond Politics
The Odd YearsA Tale of Two Speeches
Hacks On Tap