by jpitney | Jun 27, 2020 | Civility, Polarization, Public Opinion
Rasmus Skytte has an article at The British Journal of Political Science titled “Dimensions of Elite Partisan Polarization: Disentangling the Effects of Incivility and Issue Polarization.” The abstract: Elite partisan polarization has been found to have...
by jpitney | Jun 15, 2020 | Patriotism, Public Opinion
On the day after Flag Day, Gallup reports some disturbing news. Megan Brenan: American pride has continued its downward trajectory reaching the lowest point in the two decades of Gallup measurement. The new low comes at a time when the U.S. faces public health and...
by jpitney | May 27, 2020 | civic virtue, Civility, Coronavirus, Public Opinion
At The Atlantic, Peter Wehner talks to social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, who acknowledges partisan polarization but notes other, more promising, signs. … Haidt pointed out that several surveys, including one in April by More in Common, show that the pandemic...
by jpitney | Feb 9, 2020 | Polarization, Public Opinion
From the Pew Research Center: At a time when the country’s polarizing politics and public discourse are dividing many Americans, close to half of all U.S. adults acknowledge that they have stopped discussing political and election news with someone, according to a new...
by jpitney | Feb 4, 2020 | Civility, Public Opinion
Tess Bonn at The Hill: An overwhelming majority of Americans say it’s important for politicians to treat each other with civility, according to a new Hill-HarrisX survey released Monday. Ninety percent of respondents nationwide said that it’s important for...
by jpitney | Jan 20, 2020 | Business, Ethics, International Relations, Public Opinion
A release from Edelman: The 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals that despite a strong global economy and near full employment, a majority of respondents in every developed market do not believe they will be better off in five years’ time, and 56 percent believe that...
