Opinion Today
March 17, 2026
U.S. military action in Iran remains unpopular as 53% expect negative personal financial impacts Alec Tyson, Ipsos A new Ipsos poll conducted March 13–15 finds Americans continue to hold negative views of U.S. military strikes against Iran, with disapproval of the strikes significantly outweighing approval. Americans’ concerns about the U.S. military engagement range from risks to American service members’ lives to the conflict’s impact on Americans’ personal finances.
Israel's standing plummets among Democrats, fueling primaries on the left Ben Kamisar, NBC News More registered voters view Israel negatively than positively in the latest NBC News poll, driven by change among independents and especially Democrats.
More Americans disapprove than approve of the U.S. blocking oil shipments to Cuba and the U.S. embargo Alexander Rossell Hayes, YouGov A new YouGov poll shows that more Americans disapprove than approve of the U.S. blocking oil shipments to Cuba and of the embargo against Cuba. More Americans say that the U.S.'s treatment of Cuba is too harsh and say that economic sanctions are more likely to hurt the people of a country than to hurt its government.
Prediction markets more like gambling than investing, Americans say Nathan Bomey, Axios Americans view prediction market trading as more like gambling than investing, according to a new poll by Ipsos and the American Institute for Boys and Men. 61% of adults say prediction market trading is "closer to gambling," while 8% say it's "closer to investing," according to the poll. Voters Oppose Prediction Markets on Government Actions and Support Banning Politicians From Participating Data for Progress New Data for Progress polling finds that voters are broadly skeptical of prediction markets on government actions — and that there is wide, bipartisan support for banning elected officials from using these platforms.
College Education Flunks Out — By More Than 2-To-1, Voters Say It's Not Worth It: I&I/TIPP Poll Terry Jones, tippinsights It wasn't long ago that millions and millions of American kids heard their parents' best advice: "The only way to get ahead is with a college education." And millions took their advice. Today's parents and the kids themselves are skeptical college is worth the cost, the latest I&I/TIPP Poll shows.
