Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the March 11, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Americans are divided on COVID’s impact five years after the pandemic was declared Ipsos Axios/Ipsos American Health Index polling finds trust in public health institutions has softened since the spring of 2020
Axios-Ipsos poll: COVID's enduring divides Adriel Bettelheim and Margaret Talev, Axios The Fallout That Wasn’t More in Common
Poll shows Dems in hole on jobs, economy Elena Schneider, Politico Medium- and Longer-Term Inflation Expectations Unchanged; Consumers’ Pessimism About Their Future Financial Situations Increases Federal Reserve Bank of New York
The Post-Pandemic Workplace: The Experiment Continues Jim Harter and Ben Wigert, Gallup Which Religious Traditions are the Most Politically Knowledgeable? Ryan Burge, Graphs about Religion
New Hampshire: A Modest Bump in Popularity for Trump Saint Anselm College Survey Center Is there a floor to Donald Trump’s support? Philip Bump, Washington Post [unlocked]
Cracks in Trump’s Floor Start with the Economy Nate Moore, The Liberal Patriot Trump’s recession comment betrays a dicey tariff pitch Aaron Blake, Washington Post [unlocked] Will Wall Street turn on Trump — and Elon? Nate Silver, Silver Bulletin Trump Promised Americans Booming Wealth. Now He’s Changing His Tune. Tyler Pager, New York Times [unlocked] Wall Street Fears Trump Will Wreck the Soft Landing Nick Timiraos, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] A trade war could hit these communities hardest Alyssa Fowers and Janice Kai Chen, Washington Post [unlocked]
Trump Drops the Mask Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic [unlocked] The Tragic Success of Global Putinism Michael McFaul, The Atlantic [unlocked] The politics of maximum confrontation Patrick Ruffini, The Intersection The Secret Salsa of Trump’s 2024 Comeback Mark Penn and Andrew Stein, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Republicans Want to Change the Culture. Can They? Claude S. Fischer, Made in America Christian Nationalism Acts as Compensation for More Feminine Men Paul A. Djupe and Brooklyn Walker, Religion in Public Initial 2026 House race ratings show more Republicans in Toss-up seats Nathan L. Gonzales, Roll Call How reliable is the government's economic data? Under Trump, there are real concerns Scott Horsley, NPR News Covid’s Deadliest Effect Took Five Years to Appear Siddhartha Mukherjee, New York Times [unlocked] This AI tool could give newsrooms “eyes and ears where they don’t have them” Neel Dhanesha, Nieman Lab
There’s much more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the political fallout of recession concerns
PBS NewsHour