Few Think U.S. Has Best Tax System in the World
As Tax Day draws near, Americans are feeling better about the U.S. tax system than they have in the past, but half still believe they’re paying more than their fair share of taxes.
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April 11, 2018
April 11, 2018
For Most Voters, U.S. Is The Best Nation in the World
Most voters believe the United States is superior to other nations around the world, but suspect that creates higher expectations from other countries.
April 11, 2018
War on Science By John Stossel
We've been told conservatives don't believe in science and that there's a "Republican war on science."
April 11, 2018
The Student Data-Mining Scandal Under Our Noses By Michelle Malkin
While congresscritters expressed outrage at Facebook's intrusive data grabs during Capitol Hill hearings with Mark Zuckerberg this week, not a peep was heard about the Silicon Valley-Beltway theft ring purloining the personal information and browsing habits of millions of American schoolchildren.
April 11, 2018
Democrats Maintain Edge in April’s Generic Ballot
Democrats continue to hold a slight lead over Republicans on the Generic Congressional Ballot, though that lead has narrowed since the beginning of the year.
April 10, 2018
Support for Troops on U.S-Mexico Border Is Way Down
President Trump has ordered the National Guard to the border with Mexico to help stop illegal immigration, but support for using the military there has fallen dramatically. Few voters think it would be a boost to U.S. national security.
April 10, 2018
The President's Trump Card for Spending Restraint By Stephen Moore and James Carter
The White House is seriously considering a strategy to cancel tens of billions of dollars of wasteful spending in the $1.3 trillion budget signed by President Donald Trump last month.
April 10, 2018
Americans Believe Teachers Are Underpaid
Teachers in several states have gone on strike for better pay in recent weeks, and more Americans than ever agree that school teachers aren’t paid enough.
April 10, 2018
Has the War Party Hooked Trump? By Patrick J. Buchanan
With his Sunday tweet that Bashar Assad, "Animal Assad," ordered a gas attack on Syrian civilians, and Vladimir Putin was morally complicit in the atrocity, President Donald Trump just painted himself and us into a corner.
April 9, 2018
40% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty percent (40%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending April 5.
April 9, 2018
Support for Teachers’ Unions is Up
As teachers in several states protest for higher wages and more school funding, an increasing number of Americans see teachers’ unions as a good thing and fewer feel those unions prioritize protecting their members over the quality of education. Still, more than half believe the interests of these unions are more self-serving.
April 9, 2018
Americans Work A Lot, But They Like It
Employed Americans work long hours, but most enjoy their workday.
April 7, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 7, 2018
President Trump’s policies were making waves beyond our borders this week, and voters like most of what they saw.
April 6, 2018
#Neveragain Movement: Settle On A Clear Demand By Ted Rall
Eight hundred thousand people participated in the March for Our Lives rally in Washington on March 24, say organizers with the #NeverAgain movement sparked by the Parkland, Florida school massacre. The turnout was impressive -- but will it lead to new gun legislation?
April 6, 2018
Republicans Welcome U.S.-China Trade Spat, Democrats Don’t
Voters are closely divided over whether the United States and China are now in a trade war and whether America will emerge as the victor. But political affiliation once again colors the opinions.
April 6, 2018
Syrian Showdown: Trump vs. the Generals By Patrick J. Buchanan
With ISIS on the run in Syria, President Trump this week declared that he intends to make good on his promise to bring the troops home.
April 6, 2018
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Drops Again, Spending Holds Steady
Following another bumpy month on the stock market and with a potential trade war with China brewing, economic confidence has fallen again this month. But it still remains well above where it was in the Obama years.
April 6, 2018
Genetics Is Undercutting the Case for Racial Quotas By Michael Barone
"I am worried," writes Harvard geneticist David Reich in The New York Times, "that well-meaning people who deny the possibility of substantial biological differences among human populations are digging themselves into an indefensible position, one that will not survive the onslaught of science."
April 5, 2018
Trump Up on Immigration, Still Better Than Obama
President Trump recently announced his plan to send military troops to the Mexican border to help prevent illegal immigration until his border wall is built. Just over a year into his term, voters see Trump’s handling of immigration as a mixed bag, but that’s better than how they felt about Obama.
April 5, 2018
Fewer Voters See Syria As a Vital National Security Interest
As President Trump talks to his staff about pulling U.S. troops out of Syria, fewer voters see the war-torn nation as a vital national security interest for the United States. And nearly half continue to believe the best way to handle the Syrian crisis is to leave it alone.
