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Selected links from the August 18, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
U.S. Adults Rate Their Diet as Healthy; Confidence in Government to Ensure Food Safety at New Low Mary Claire Evans, Gallup Americans continue to report that their diet is at least somewhat healthy, and most say they pay attention to nutritional information and food labels. While Americans are confident that the food available at most grocery stores is safe to eat, fewer trust the federal government’s oversight to ensure food safety.
How Americans Perceive Treatment of Racial, Ethnic Groups Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup
Republicans Promote the Big Beautiful Bill, With Care Olivia Beavers, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] The Alaska Summit and the Future of Ukraine Ivo Daalder, America Abroad Russia is quietly churning out fake content posing as US news Dana Nickel, Politico Trump’s Domestic Deployments Are Dangerous. For the Military. David French, New York Times [unlocked] Trump’s Politics of Urban Disgust Kriston Capps, Bloomberg [unlocked] California Democrats’ push for redistricting faces a tight legislative deadline Trân Nguyễn and Sophie Austin, Associated Press The Insidious Creep of Trump’s Speaking Style Adam Aleksic, New York Times [unlocked]
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Impolitic with John HeilemannWhat we know about President Trump's nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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