Opinion Today
December 8, 2025
Independents Drive Approval of ACA to New High of 57% Megan Brenan, Gallup Americans’ approval of the Affordable Care Act has reached a new high as the future of pandemic-era expanded insurance subsidies hangs in the balance. Approval of the ACA has gradually increased over the past five years, but this year’s record high is largely fueled by a sharp rise in support among political independents. These findings are from the West Health-Gallup Health and Healthcare Survey.
English-speaking Western countries more negative about AI than Western Europeans Matthew Smith, YouGov A new international YouGov shows that English-speaking countries are consistently more likely to be negative about artificial intelligence than those in the Western European countries we surveyed.
The Year of America’s Cranky Consumer Chao Deng, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] American households are nearing the end of the year feeling a lot more dour about the economy than they did at the beginning, even as they keep spending.
