Opinion Today
May 8, 2026
Reconsidering America’s Role in the World The Searchlight Institute Most polling on foreign policy and national security issues focuses on specific news of the day — particular countries, particular events, and so on. We wanted to avoid duplicating that work, and instead take a deeper look at how the American voter views the ways the U.S. interacts with the world. These fundamental beliefs drive how Americans react to new conflicts as they arise.
Short-Term Inflation Expectations Increase Further, Longer-Term Expectations Stable The Federal Reserve Bank of New York The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data released the April 2026 Survey of Consumer Expectations, which shows that households’ inflation expectations increased at the short-term horizon and remained unchanged at the medium- and longer-term horizons. Gas price growth expectations retreated appreciably from a spike in March. Labor market expectations were largely stable in April.
Americans are more than twice as likely to say that when they were growing up, they were closer to their moms than to their dads Jamie Ballard, YouGov A new YouGov survey explored whether Americans plan to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, their relationships with their parents, and how they view their in-laws.
Moms, Coaches, Doctors, Entrepreneurs: Who Are America’s Health and Wellness Influencers? Pew Research Center Half of U.S. adults under 50 say they get health and wellness information from social media influencers or podcasts. About 4 in 10 of these influencers describe themselves as health care professionals; coaches and entrepreneurs are almost as common
Surveying Teachers on Artificial Intelligence Alli Aldis, EdChoice This spring, a majority of teachers (55%) oppose using AI in the classroom, compared to 38% who support using it. That’s an 8-point drop in support since just last fall, when almost half of teachers expressed support for using AI in class.
