Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the October 14, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Americans Favor Spending Cuts Over More Taxes to Cut Deficit Megan Brenan, Gallup To cut federal debt, majorities back raising taxes on upper-income Americans and increasing revenue with major tax code changes
Trump’s approval rating dips as government shutdown continues Eli Yokley & Cameron Easley, Morning Consult Shutdown polls show Democrats’ economic messaging still falling flat Lisa Kashinsky, Politico Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest Ryan Kennedy (Ohio State University), The Conversation Politics is about power. Our conversations about political parties should be, too. Julia Azari, Good Politics/Bad Politics Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power to Fire Officials Adam Liptak, New York Times [unlocked] Why So Many Gen Z-ers Are Drawn to Conservative Christianity Daniel K. Williams (Ashland University), New York Times [unlocked] Forecasting suggests the Republicans will lose 28 seats and the House in the 2026 midterm elections LSE USAPP Can Republicans turn out Trump voters when he isn’t on the ballot? They’ll find out in New Jersey Bridget Bowman, NBC News A town-by-town snapshot of huge political change in one key state — and what it means in 2025, 2026 and beyond Adam Noboa, NBC News
U.S. consumers bearing more than half the cost of tariffs so far, Goldman Sachs says Rob Wile, NBC News The Rules of Investing Are Being Loosened. Could It Lead to the Next 1929? Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times Magazine [unlocked]
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“We have a message problem, a messenger problem, an ideas problem and a brand problem.” Dem strategist Lis Smith has some advice for her party.
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