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Selected links from the July 8, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Half of Americans disapprove of the way the Supreme Court is handling its job Alexander Rossell Hayes, YouGov After the Supreme Court released several high-profile decisions, this week's Economist / YouGov Poll finds that half (50%) of Americans somewhat or strongly disapprove of the way the court is handling its job. Only 36% approve of the Supreme Court's job handling.
Most Americans say Donald Trump is using his office for personal gain David Montgomery, YouGov
Short- and Medium-Term Inflation Expectations Increase, Gas Price Growth Expectations Fall The Federal Reserve Bank of New York War with Iran Remains Unpopular at Home Melissa Toufanian, Navigator Research
High Input-Cost Concerns Continue to Weigh on Farmer Sentiment Michael Langemeier and Joana Colussi, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture
Arizona: Biggs Goes Big Before Primary Day Noble Predictive Insights New FiftyPlusOne polling nowcast: House and Senate polls reflect D+7-8 national environment G. Elliott Morris, FiftyPlusOne What "Silver Spoons" Erases John Della Volpe, JDV on Gen Z Graham Platner is a bad dude — and data shows he's a bad candidate, too G. Elliott Morris, Strength In Numbers Graham Platner Succession Crisis Lays Bare Democrats’ Deep Divisions Ahead of Midterms Sabrina Rodriguez, Tarini Parti and Eliza Collins, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Platner may be finished, but voters’ hunger for change and willingness to take risks will remain Nicholas Riccardi, The Associated Press What Democrats still don’t understand about the working class Natalie Jackson, National Journal [unlocked] After Courting Black Voters, Trump Downplays Black Unemployment Erica L. Green, The New York Times [unlocked] New research shows how politics can shape racial identity in America Philip Bump, CT Insider Is This Liberalism’s Last Stand? Thomas B. Edsall, The New York Times [unlocked] A.I. Is Giving Us Answers Right Away. That’s Making Us Dumber. Anne-Laure Le Cunff (King’s College London), The New York Times [unlocked] The Canadian Who Steered Europe Away From the U.S. Drew Hinshaw, Joe Parkinson and Daniel Michaels, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Nigel Farage’s ‘I Have a Crooked Dream’ Speech Helen Lewis, The Atlantic [unlocked]
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