Spend More on Police, Voters Say
Protesters last year made “Defund the Police” their slogan, but fewer than one in five voters think America should spend less on police, and a majority want to spend more.
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June 29, 2021
June 29, 2021
The Return of the Corporate Welfare State by Stephen Moore
No one is paying much attention, but Washington is building up a vast new multitrillion-dollar welfare class: corporate America.
June 29, 2021
Boris Johnson Defies Vladimir Putin's Claim to Crimea By Patrick J. Buchanan
About that clash between a British destroyer and Russian warplanes and warships in the Black Sea last week there are conflicting versions.
June 28, 2021
38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-eight percent (38%) 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 24, 2021.
June 28, 2021
Voters Don’t Expect Congress to Pass New Gun Control Laws
A majority of voters believe the Second Amendment still protects Americans against tyranny and don’t expect Congress to answer President Joe Biden’s demand for new gun control laws.
June 26, 2021
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 26, 2021
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
June 25, 2021
Olympics: Is It Fair to Make Women Compete Against Transgender Athletes?
As the Tokyo Olympics approach next month, more than half of Americans are against having women compete against transgender athletes.
June 25, 2021
Charles Murray's Two Uncomfortable Truths and His Not Bad Advice by Michael Barone
Give Charles Murray, longtime scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, credit for courage. Again and again, despite outrageously unfair attacks, he has returned to the public arena and persisted in telling unwelcome truths. In his meticulous prose, with charts and tables so elegant as to betray an aesthetic bent, he makes his points with precision and clarity.
June 25, 2021
The Return of 'Law and Order' By Patrick J. Buchanan
On Tuesday, Brooklyn Borough President and former police captain Eric Adams took the lead in the New York mayoral race with 32% of the Democratic primary vote, 10 points more than progressive Maya Wiley, who had the endorsement of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
June 24, 2021
Voters Say Congress Cares More About Media Than Constituents
Congress cares more about what the media says than what their own constituents think, according to a majority of voters.
June 24, 2021
49% of Voters Say Anti-Police Protests Hurt Public Safety
Violent crime in America has surged since the death of George Floyd touched off nationwide anti-police protests, and nearly half of voters believe there is a connection.
June 24, 2021
The States: Recent Candidate Decisions Could Lead to More One-Party Rule By Kyle Kondik
A look at who controls statewide executive offices across the country.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Currently, one party controls all of the statewide elected executive offices in 36 of the 50 states.
— Candidate decisions by down-ballot executive officeholders in Florida and Missouri could make Republican statewide sweeps easier in those states, and Democrats may have opportunities to sweep more states on their side.
June 23, 2021
55% of Voters Support Election Audits
Arizona’s ongoing audit of 2020 election results has been widely criticized, but a majority of voters nationwide approve of the election integrity effort.
June 23, 2021
Capitalism Makes Us Better Off by John Stossel
Last week, I debunked three myths about capitalism. Here are four more:
June 22, 2021
After COVID-19, More Americans Plan Summer Vacation This Year
Nearly half of Americans expect to take a vacation this summer, after the COVID-19 pandemic ruined vacation plans last year.
June 22, 2021
82% of Voters Say Religious Liberty Important
Voters overwhelmingly believe religious freedom is important, and a majority are against requiring faith-based institutions to hire those who don’t share their beliefs.
June 22, 2021
Biden Economic Strategy: Put America Last By Stephen Moore
President Joe Biden's performance at the meeting with foreign leaders in Britain last week was a disgrace. Biden cut deals with Britain that sold out America's interests, and for doing so, he won the worshipful accolades of the Europeans, the Brits and the Canadians. It's amazing how popular you are at a party when you pay everyone's bills. Except Biden isn't spending his own money, of course. He's spending ours.
June 22, 2021
Will Bishops Deny Biden Communion? by Patrick J. Buchanan
Last week, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted 168-55, more than 3-1, to provide new guidance for receiving Holy Communion.
June 21, 2021
38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-nine percent (39%) 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 17, 2021.
June 21, 2021
Online Dating: 32% Like Apps for Romance
Using digital technology to find love has grown in popularity, but still less than a third of American view online dating apps favorably.
