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Selected links from the August 14, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Ipsos Equalities Index 2025 Aynsley Taylor, Ipsos The third edition of our Equalities Index covers 31 countries, and finds twice as many think campaigns to promote equality should go further (43%) than believe they ought to be rolled back (21%).
Canadians Sour on U.S. Leadership, Warm to Their Own Benedict Vigers, Gallup
How people in 24 countries view India Sneha Gubbala and Andrew Prozorovsky, Pew Research Center
Can't Get By Without Math in Daily Life? Katherine Senseman, Gallup
4 out of 5 US troops surveyed understand the duty to disobey illegal orders Charli Carpenter and Geraldine Santoso (UMass Amherst), The Conversation
Summer Polling Finds Parents Less Optimistic About the Direction of K–12 Education Colyn Ritter, EdChoice
Voters Would Be Proud of Local Renewable Energy Development Brynne Robbins, Data for Progress
Why Trump Always Wants a Crisis Jamelle Bouie, New York Times [unlocked] Economic Pessimism Remains Potent Among Voters John Halpin, The Liberal Patriot Republicans got some good news on inflation David Winston (Winston Group), Roll Call What Fairer House Maps in One-Party Delegation States Could Look Like; Also, Senate rating change: Ohio Senate to Leans Republican J. Miles Coleman, Sabato’s Crystal Ball The midterm mirage Patrick Ruffini, The Intersection Midterm Strengths and Dangers Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Democrats Try to Halt Silicon Valley’s Swing to the Right Amrith Ramkumar and Eliza Collins, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] A Warning From Across the Atlantic for Both Democrats and Republicans David Wallace-Wells, New York Times [unlocked]
There’s more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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The Push To Exclude Noncitizens From The 2030 Census
1AEnten: Voters say Trump 'has taken his eye off the ball' on inflation
CNNElections expert warns of ‘gerrymandering apocalypse’ ahead of 2026
NBC NewsHow far-right activist Laura Loomer is shaping the Trump administration
PBS News Hour