Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the July 3, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
What Americans think about the revolution, 250 years later David Montgomery, YouGov At the 250th anniversary of the 1776 Declaration of Independence, Americans are united in viewing independence as a good thing — but divided over what, exactly, the American Revolution means.
As U.S. Nears Its 250th Birthday, Nearly 3/4 Still Say They’re Proud To Be American: I&I/TIPP Poll Terry Jones, tippinsights
America 250: The American Flag Maryann Cousens and Tina Tang, Navigator Research
Billionaires, Corporate Landlords, and AI Companies Are Seen As Among the Worst Actors in U.S. Society Data for Progress
Presidential Approval on the Path to the Midterm: The Pattern is That There is No Pattern Kyle Kondik, Sabato’s Crystal Ball
Landslide Coming? Jonathan Bernstein, Good Politics/Bad Politics The Many Ways Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms Karen Yourish, Nick Corasaniti and Charlie Smart, The New York Times [unlocked] Washington’s candidates grapple with Democrats’ hunger for anti-establishment fighters Alec Hernandez, Erin Doherty and Andrew Howard, Politico Trump’s Huge Windfall Has Few Known Global Precedents Jason Horowitz, The New York Times [unlocked] The America-turns-250 column Donald Trump doesn’t want me to write Will Bunch, The Philadelphia Inquirer [unlocked] How Bezos Learned to Love Trump—and Win More Contracts for Blue Origin Dana Mattioli, Josh Dawsey and Shane Shifflett, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Look Past the Jobs Numbers: Three Ways Trump Is Strangling the Economy Steven N. Durlauf (University of Chicago), The New York Times [unlocked] Aging Connecticut needs more workers. Immigration is a key part of the answer. Philip Bump, CT Insider
There Are Very Few Socialists in America Paul Krugman On its 250th birthday, the US is still defined by its fault lines Lindsay Newman, Chatham House What Would Mark Twain Think of America at 250? Ron Chernow, The Atlantic [unlocked] Remembering Alan Greenspan and Glen Bolger Charlie Cook Politics
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Happy 250th Birthday, America!
Poll HubHow legal battles across the country could complicate the midterms
PBS News Hour