Opinion Today

January 30, 2021

America Now: National Outlook Index
Marist Poll
The Marist Poll’s America Now: National Outlook Index stands at a 6.2 out of a maximum top score of 10. Attitudes about community life and personal health strengthen the overall index. Americans, though, express worry about the economy and the state of society and government.

Voters Want For-Profit Colleges to Invest in Students, Not Shareholders
The Century Foundation
As part of a January survey conducted by Data for Progress and The Century Foundation of 1,140 likely voters nationally, we measured public attitudes on how for-profit colleges should be regulated. Our results reveal broad, bipartisan support for policies that would ensure that for-profit colleges are investing in their students and providing a quality education.

Just how ‘divisive’ are Biden’s executive actions, really?
Aaron Blake, Washington Post
Kay C. James, the president of the conservative Heritage Foundation, said Friday that President Biden is undercutting the promises of…