Opinion Today

September 8, 2021

Opposition to U.S. Government Surveillance Grows
AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
Twenty years after 9/11, less than 3 in 10 adults consider warrantless government analysis of internet activities and communications an acceptable means for monitoring threats against the U.S.

Americans warier of US government surveillance
Eric Tucker & Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press
As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks approaches, Americans increasingly balk at intrusive government surveillance in the name of national security, and only about a third believe that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were worth fighting, according to a new poll.

President Biden's Job Approval Dives — And It's Not Just Afghanistan
Jed Graham, Investor’s Business Daily
President Biden's job approval rating fell to earth over the past month, amid a tumultuous exit from Afghanistan, Covid resurgence and rising household financial stress, the September IBD/TIPP Poll finds. IBD/TIPP's Biden job ap…