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June 9, 2021

The Climate Censors by John Stossel

Whom does Facebook trust to censor?

June 8, 2021

Religious Belief Declines Among Younger Americans

Most Americans consider themselves religious and believe in an afterlife, but both views have significantly declined among those under 40.

COVID Truth and Lies
June 8, 2021

Only 40% of Voters Think Dr. Fauci Told the Truth About Virus Research

As investigators pursue evidence that the COVID-19 virus may have originated in a Chinese research laboratory, many voters doubt that Dr. Anthony Fauci has told the truth about American funding of such research.

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June 8, 2021

Sorry, Joe: Fixing Roads and Bridges Doesn't Cost $2 Trillion By Stephen Moore

The Biden White House is furiously trying to cajole congressional Republicans into signing off on his $2 trillion "infrastructure bill." So far, they've held firm in saying not just no but "hell, no" to new taxes and spending to pay for all this.

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June 8, 2021

What Is America's Cause in the World? by Patrick J. Buchanan

"Take away this pudding; it has no theme," is a comment attributed to Winston Churchill, when a disappointing dessert was put in front of him.

June 7, 2021

37% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-seven percent (37%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending June 3, 2021.

June 7, 2021

Americans Rate State COVID-19 Response Higher Than Federal Government

Most Americans say their state government has done a better job of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic than has the federal government.

June 7, 2021

Doctor Fauci’s Fabulous Fall from Fame By Brian C. Joondeph

Dr. Anthony Fauci, longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been the face of the United States COVID-19 response. He has achieved godlike status within the media and celebrity smart set. His words are treated as gospel, to be accepted without question regarding all things COVID-19.

June 5, 2021

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 5, 2021

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

June 5, 2021

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 12, 2021

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

June 4, 2021

70% of Americans Now Streaming Movies

Online streaming services have grown increasingly popular and more than two-thirds of Americans are now streaming movies and TV programs at home.

June 4, 2021

Voters Don’t Agree With Biden and Media on Riots

Most voters aren’t buying President Joe Biden’s rhetoric about the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, nor do they agree with the media about last summer’s “mostly peaceful protests.”

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June 4, 2021

Facebook's Speech Suppression Argues for Repeal of Section 230 and a Facebook Stock Price of Zero by Michael Barone

"A lot of people have egg on their face" for dismissing the COVID-19 lab leak theory, tweeted ABC News ' Jonathan Karl this week. "Some things may be true even if Donald Trump said them."

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June 4, 2021

Democratic Showdown: Kamala vs. Manchin By Patrick J. Buchanan

Speaking in Tulsa on the 100th anniversary of the racial atrocity there, Joe Biden belatedly turned to the issue of voting rights, to explain why he is having such difficulty winning passage of the party's priority legislation.

June 3, 2021

Half of GOP Voters Believe Party Leaders Aren’t Conservative Enough

Most voters in both major parties believe their ideological views are moving away from party leaders, but the view is more pronounced among Republican voters.

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June 3, 2021

Differential Privacy and the Upcoming Process of Redistricting By Teresa A. Sullivan and Qian Cai

New method of protecting privacy in census may cause problems for drawing districts.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— The U.S. Census Bureau is required by law to protect the confidentiality of census respondents.

— The bureau is using a new method called “differential privacy” as part of the 2020 census to fuzz up the data in order to prevent individual respondents from being potentially identified.

— However, the use of differential privacy may cause problems in the upcoming redistricting process by injecting inaccurate information into the granular census data required to draw districts of equal sizes and to ensure fair racial representation.

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June 2, 2021

Roundabouts Are Better by John Stossel

I hate waiting at traffic lights.

There's a solution: traffic circles, or roundabouts. 

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June 2, 2021

Biden’s Monthly Approval Rises in May

When tracking President Biden’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Biden’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.

USA and Israel in 2021
June 2, 2021

Few Voters Think U.S.-Israel Relationship Better Under Biden

Amid reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be ousted by a rival political coalition, most American voters don’t think the U.S.-Israel relationship has improved since President Joe Biden took office.

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June 2, 2021

Were the Wars Wise? Were They Worth It? by Patrick J. Buchanan

Through the long Memorial Day weekend, anyone who read the newspapers or watched television could not miss or be unmoved by it: Story after story after story of the fallen, of those who had given the "last full measure of devotion" to their country.