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Selected links from the September 2, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Economic Gains, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds Lindsay Ellis and Aaron Zitner, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Trump is contending with a disconnect between the nation’s sour outlook and traditional measures showing a robust economy
Despite Nasty Media Coverage, Voters Still Give Trump Solid Grades For His Leadership: I&I/TIPP Poll Terry Jones, tippinsights
Democrats see crime as a major problem. Their party is struggling to address it Jill Colvin and Linley Sanders, Associated Press
Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol Washington David W. Chen, New York Times [unlocked] Who Embraces Diversity in America—and Who Doesn’t Ryan Burge, Graphs about Religion The sprint to Election Day begins in the Virginia and New Jersey governor's races Adam Edelman and Bridget Bowman, NBC News Democrats face an increasingly frustrated base over redistricting Lisa Kashinsky, Elena Schneider and Nicholas Wu, Politico Nadler, Pillar of Democratic Party’s Old Guard, Will Retire Next Year Nicholas Fandos, New York Times [unlocked] Trump readies crushing autumn power plays as Democrats search for direction Stephen Collinson, CNN How Trump is decimating federal employee unions one step at a time Andrea Hsu, NPR News We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health William Foege, William Roper, David Satcher, Jeffrey Koplan, Richard Besser, Tom Frieden, Anne Schuchat, Rochelle P. Walensky and Mandy K. Cohen, New York Times [unlocked] Trump the Strong Man Politics by Bill Schneider The failure of forward accountability Julia Azari, Good Politics/Bad Politics Economic grievances are driving support for redrawing state borders in the Pacific Northwest LSE USAPP
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