Opinion Weekend
March 8-9, 2025
The Nation's Pulse: Americans' Top Priorities And The Direction Of The Country tippinsights What, according to Americans, are the top issues facing the country? Forty-four percent of Americans identified the economy as the country's most important issue, followed by immigration and border security at 32 percent.
Support for Tariffs is Higher if Respondents Believe Foreigners Pay for Tariffs Hoover Institution The Hoover Institution polled 1,645 members of the American public using YouGov on February 19-24, 2025, about their attitudes, predictions, and knowledge of tariff policy. While there are clear partisan differences in attitudes toward tariffs, the most striking result is that support for tariffs changes based on who the respondent believes is paying for the tariff. Young Americans down on DOGE Erica Pandey, Axios 87% of 18- to 34-year-olds say they’ve heard a lot or a little about DOGE. And 71% say they strongly or somewhat disapprove of the agency’s work so far, according to a new Axios-Generation Lab youth poll. 69% strongly or somewhat disapprove of President Trump’s job performance. How Americans view alcohol’s benefits and risks Alec Tyson and Brian Kennedy, Pew Research Center Alcohol and personal health have been in the news lately amid a U.S. surgeon general advisory that even moderate drinking increases cancer risk. About seven-in-ten Americans ages 21 and older say they drink alcohol at least a few times a year, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Our survey explores how this group thinks about their own alcohol use and whether drinkers who are aware of the federal warning about cancer risks plan to change their own behavior.
Nearly 3 in 4 Britons say they do not trust President Trump to help deliver peace in Ukraine-Russia conflict Gideon Skinner, Ipsos Three quarters of Britons do not trust President Trump to help deliver peace in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, according to a new poll by Ipsos UK for ITV news. Two-thirds of Britons (68%) think that Donald Trump has made the wrong decision to pause aid to Ukraine.
Poll boost for Starmer amidst growing support for Ukraine role, increase in defence spending Keiran Pedley, Ipsos New polling from Ipsos UK for the Times has found increasing support for more defence spending, even if this means extra government borrowing, higher taxes, or less money to spend on other public services. In addition, support for Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the UK government’s handling of the conflict in Ukraine has increased, while perceptions of US President Donald Trump’s approach to the conflict have decreased significantly.
Anger, betrayal and anxiety: Canadians say they’re ready to fight back after tariffs drive views of U.S. to new low Angus Reid Institute Ongoing tensions have pushed Canadian views of Trump and his country to historic lows. Three-quarters view the United States unfavourably (73%), three-times the number who say the opposite (24%). Further, just 17 per cent hold a favourable view of the president, compared to four-in-five (79%) who view him unfavourably.
