Public Religion
A fascinating account of how Census data collection changed race in America. Read more
A fascinating account of how Census data collection changed race in America. Read more
A Texas judge ruled that cheerleaders at a Southeast Texas high school can carry banners emblazoned with Bible verses before football games. More than three-quarters (76%) of Americans also agree that public high schools should be allowed to sponsor pr... Read more
A recent edition of PolitiFact, a nonpartisan organization designed to find the truth in politics, used PRRI data to determine whether former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was correct in saying that "Almost every Hispanic in the country wants to see ... Read more
Mark Sanford's political redemption at the ballot box on Tuesday bodes well for other disgraced politicians, like Anthony Weiner, who may be mulling a new bid for elected office? Or was Sanford's indiscretion simply more forgivable? Read more
In this week's "Figuring Faith," I explore data on Americans' attitudes toward politicians' moral indiscretions, and conclude that Sanford's recent victory in a special election for the House of Representatives seat he held in the 1990s before he was e... Read more
Do politicians favor the rich? That's up for debate. However, nearly two-thirds of Americans do believe that the economic system in this country unfairly favors the wealthy. Read more
How generational differences are dividing Christians in the pews on issues like marijuana. Read more
In a new column for Religion & Politics, I sketch the generational differences that divided Christians on the morality and legalization of marijuana use. Read more
The governor of Maryland signed a law abolishing the death penalty in the state last week. Americans are nearly evenly divided on whether convicted murderers should receive the death penalty or life in prison with no possibility of parole. Read more
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee takes to the pages of the New York Times to explain why he supports his state's Marriage Equality Act. With the passage of this new legislation, New England has become the first region in the U.S. where all of the state... Read more
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