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Selected links from the July 13, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Plurality Says America Is Becoming Socialist: I&I/TIPP Poll Terry Jones, tippinsights The latest national online I&I/TIPP Poll was taken from June 29 through July 2, and kicked off by asking 1,473 voters whether they agreed or disagreed with the following question: "The U.S. is evolving into a big government socialist state."
Who Will Win the Midterms? 6 Pollsters and Pundits Have Thoughts. New York Times Opinion Contributors [unlocked]
War Leaves Economy With More Stubborn Inflation, Economists Project Matt Grossman and Anthony DeBarros, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked]
Texas Hispanics swung hard to Trump. A new poll shows they’re furious at his deportations. Samuel Benson, Politico The Future Of Identity Politics The Great Transformation with Mike Madrid The Quintessential Politician of This Era Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic [unlocked] A scramble for power has already begun after Lindsey Graham’s death Kyle Cheney, Meredith Lee Hill and Alec Hernandez, Politico Senate again confronts the challenges of an aging membership Ben Binday, Matthew Choi and Jarrell Dillard, The Washington Post [unlocked] Our Never-Ending Race to the Bottom David French, The New York Times [unlocked] I have never been working class Noah Smith, Noahpinion Socialists Lead Democrats Into the Tea-Party Trap William M. Daley, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Trump moves to tighten federal control of elections ahead of midterms Josh Meyer, USA Today How an Election Fight in Arizona Could Affect the Nation’s Midterms Reis Thebault and Nick Corasaniti, The New York Times [unlocked] Campaign text messages could soon get more effective — and annoying Maham Javaid, NPR News Long-Run Intergenerational Effects of Social Security Daniel K. Fetter, Lee M. Lockwood & Paul Mohnen, National Bureau of Economic Research
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