Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the May 14, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Democrats want to beat the GOP — even if that means fewer Black districts Andrew Howard, Erin Doherty and Riley Rogerson, Politico A new POLITICO Poll suggests many appear willing to embrace a maximalist posture on redistricting.
‘They don’t care’: Our poll shows Congress’ crypto push isn’t catching on with voters Declan Harty and Jasper Goodman, Politico
Many Americans Pessimistic about AI’s Impact – and Want More Regulation The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
An Unexpected Solution to AI Economic Uncertainty More in Common US
The POLITICO Poll: Starmer has failed to deliver the ‘change’ he promised Tim Ross, Politico
Cracks Emerge Among White Working Class Voters in North Carolina The Working Class Project What can we learn from House Republican polling? Nathan L. Gonzales, Roll Call Supreme Court faces new criticism for redistricting decisions so close to the 2026 elections Lawrence Hurley, NBC News Louisiana case is the latest chapter in redistricting war David Winston (The Winston Group), Roll Call Who will win the House? The scales are shifting. Henry Olsen, The Washington Post [unlocked] This Is Getting Dangerous Jamelle Bouie, The New York Times [unlocked] AOC Could Turn Back the Blue Wave Karl Rove, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] A warning from the UK for America’s political class Chris Stirewalt, The Hill Seven years after Biden predicted a GOP ‘epiphany’ over Trump, Democrats are moving on Sahil Kapur, NBC News The Iran War Worsens America’s Democratic Erosion The Editorial Board, The New York Times [unlocked] The Apotheosis of Willful Ignorance Paul Krugman
The Far-Reaching Effects of Increased Immigration Enforcement in LA Ray Suarez, American Communities Project Dozens of Polymarket Bets Show Signs of Insider Trading, The Times Finds Stuart A. Thompson and David Yaffe-Bellany, The New York Times [unlocked]
There’s more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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Democracy 2.0, with Lee Drutman
The Strength In Numbers Podcast with G. Elliott MorrisPolitical Inequality Isn’t Responsible for Economic Inequality
The Science of PoliticsWhat Trump hopes to accomplish in China: Taiwan, tech, tariffs, trade
CNNWe Can't Go On Like This (with Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Ayesha Hazarika)
Strong Message Here