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Home » Public Opinion

Tag: Public Opinion

Posted inColumns & Opinion

People who give racism a free pass are part of the Trump problem

by Derrick Clifton October 4, 2016August 18, 2021

A new poll suggests that most Americans are only too willing to overlook racism in their peers.

President Obama speaks on the Affordable Care Act on November 14.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

The undoing of a president’s mystique

by Michael Miner November 19, 2013August 19, 2021

What would have happened to JFK if he’d been scrutinized in the same way as Obama?

Obama with the Kuwaiti emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah in the Oval Office two weeks ago. The visit came as Obama was lobbying lawmakers to support military force against Syria.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

The press has been as hard on Obama’s stance on Syria as the public

by Michael Miner September 24, 2013August 19, 2021

The press has been as hard on Obama’s stance on Syria as the public.

Posted inBlogs

Change rules

by Harold Henderson March 30, 2007August 19, 2021

On many social issues, today’s Republicans are more liberal than the average Democrat was 20 years ago.

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