Opinion Today

April 13, 2021

Americans are divided over boycotting the 2022 Beijing Olympics
Craig Kafura (Chicago Council on Global Affairs), Monkey Cage
A Chicago Council survey conducted March 19-21 reveals more public support for an Olympic boycott than you might expect. Fielded among a nationally representative sample of 1,017 Americans, Americans are split over the question of a U.S. boycott of the 2022 Beijing Games in response to China’s human rights abuses. Half of Americans (49 percent) favor an Olympic boycott, while nearly as many (46 percent) are opposed.

Americans’ views of Asia-Pacific nations have not changed since 2018 – with the exception of China
J.J. Moncus & Laura Silver, Pew Research Center
As Americans eye the Asia-Pacific region, they see a mix of friends and some foes, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

Environmental Record a Factor for Most U.S. Job Seekers
Justin McCarthy, Gallup
About seven in 10 U.S. workers say that a company's environmental record matters to some degree in wheth…