65% View Border Problem as a National Security Issue
As a surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border confronts President Joe Biden with a crisis, more Americans than ever say controlling the border is a matter of national security.
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March 24, 2021
March 24, 2021
Get Off My Property! by John Stossel
Before dawn, dozens of union activists invaded a strawberry farm, shouting through bullhorns. This frightened workers and infuriated the farm's owner, Mike Fahner, who thought that in America, owning property means you have a right to control access to that property -- your home is your castle, and all that.
March 23, 2021
Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending March 18, 2021
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of March 14-18, 2021 fell to 82.3, down from 85.1 two weeks earlier. This is the lowest it’s been since the Immigration Index began in December 2019, and the fourth consecutive survey in which the index has reached a new record low. The Immigration Index has been under the baseline in every survey since Election Day last year. The index has fallen by more than 22 points since the week of October 22, indicating voters are looking for tighter immigration control from President Joe Biden’s administration.
March 23, 2021
58% Say Masks Should Be Required Until Everyone Is Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Much of President Biden’s agenda is unpopular, but most Americans support him in saying that mask-wearing to prevent the spread of coronavirus should be mandatory until everybody has been vaccinated.
March 23, 2021
The Fall of Chile Is a Warning to America by Stephen Moore
Back in the 1970s, the nation of Chile embarked on one of the boldest sets of free market economic reforms in history. The government called in the Chicago Boys, as they were called, led by Milton Friedman and other University of Chicago free market economists.
March 23, 2021
Why Is Biden Creating His Own Crises? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Our mainstream media largely ignored it, the world media did not.
March 22, 2021
41% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-one percent (41%) 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 March 18, 2021.
March 22, 2021
Is It a Border Crisis? Two-Thirds Say Yes, and Most Voters Blame Biden
The White House has spent weeks denying that the surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border should be called a “crisis,” but two-thirds of voters say it is a crisis.
March 20, 2021
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 20, 2021
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
March 19, 2021
Taxes: Most Americans Say They Pay More Than Their Fair Share
At a time when President Biden is reported to be planning a major tax increase, a majority of Americans say they’re already paying more than their fair share of taxes.
March 19, 2021
What Explains Biden's Chameleonlike Transformation? by Michael Barone
How to explain Joe Biden's ideological transformation over the years? Perhaps it's the same as the explanation of why the chameleon's complexion changes when he moves from desert to forest: adaptation to local terrain.
March 19, 2021
Do We Not Have Enough Enemies? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Asked bluntly by ABC's George Stephanopoulos if he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is "a killer," Joe Biden answered, "Uh, I do."
March 18, 2021
Royal Racism? Only 40% Believe Harry and Meghan
Most Americans don’t believe Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle’s accusations of racism against the British royal family, but then again, most Americans don’t really pay much attention to the royals.
March 18, 2021
Nearly Two-Thirds Oppose Higher Taxes
President Biden is reportedly planning to introduce a major tax increase, but most Americans say taxes are already high enough.
March 18, 2021
How Mid-Decade Redistrictings Saved the Democratic House Majority By J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Though new congressional lines are typically put into effect for election years ending in “-2”, four states adopted new maps at later points during this last decade.
— In North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, Republican-friendly maps were thrown out mid-decade in favor of plans that were more amenable to Democrats.
— If those pro-Republican maps were still in place, there’s a good chance that House Republicans would be in the majority now.
March 17, 2021
75% Support Voter ID Laws
As the U.S. Senate considers legislation that would revamp America’s election laws, voters still overwhelmingly support laws requiring that voters show identification before casting a ballot.
March 16, 2021
St. Patrick’s Day: Nearly Half Will Wear Green, But Only 29% Will Have a Drink
Americans don’t consider St. Patrick’s Day one of the nation’s most important holidays, but nearly half say they’ll wear green Wednesday to mark the traditional Irish holiday.
March 16, 2021
Is Joe Biden Really Doing the Job of President? Nearly Half of Voters Doubt It
Voters are evenly divided about President Joe Biden’s ability to perform the duties of his office, and nearly half believe others are really in charge at the White House.
March 16, 2021
Don't Force Workers to Join a Union by Stephen Moore
In 1978, when I was 17 years old, I worked as an usher at concerts and sporting events earning $2.25 an hour, the minimum wage. I had to surrender about 15 cents of this meager hourly wage to a union I was forced to join. I could never understand what a union was doing to help me since the company had the legal requirement to pay me $2.25. I was infuriated over the principle of this confiscation by labor bosses I had never met.
