Opinion Today
May 26, 2026
Americans Feel The Pinch From Higher Gas Prices, Blame Iran War For The Surge In Energy Costs: I&I/TIPP Poll Terry Jones, tippinsights As the latest I&I/TIPP Poll shows, Americans are feeling the pinch from higher energy costs. But what do they believe is the reason for the energy price surge? In a survey of 1,464 voters conducted from April 28 to May 1, the national online I&I/TIPP Poll asked: "Do you believe the recent increase in gasoline prices is mainly due to the war with Iran, or other factors?" The answer came back loud and clear.
Wrong Priorities: Deportations and Affordability Are Both Eroding Trump’s 2024 Coalition G. Elliott Morris, Morris Predictive Insights, for Unite Here A new national survey of 2,000 U.S. adults finds the Trump administration deeply underwater on the two issues on which he won the 2024 election: net approval of the president’s handling of the economy sits at –35, and of his handling of immigration enforcement at –13.
Opportunity Thrives Where Communities Are Strong Andrea Malek Ash, Gallup Local conditions, from neighborly ties to affordable housing, are related to Americans' sense of opportunity
Are "Real" Catholics as Conservative as Evangelicals? Ryan P. Burge, Graphs about Religion There’s a theological and cultural foundation to evangelicalism that shapes how adherents think about the body, sexuality, and the family in ways that Catholic identity simply doesn’t replicate — even among the most devout and politically conservative Catholics.
