2013-03-07T08:48:17-07:00

Later this month, the Supreme Court will take up two important cases related to same-sex marriage. As this week's graphic shows, there are religious groups on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate. Read more

2013-03-07T06:00:31-07:00

The Maryland Senate voted to repeal the death penalty yesterday. The bill will now progress to the House of Delegates. Americans are nearly evenly divided on whether people who are convicted of murder should receive the death penalty, or life in prison... Read more

2013-03-06T10:20:59-07:00

In the latest installment of "Faith Complex by the Numbers," PRRI Research Director Daniel Cox discusses Republicans' performance among Hispanic Americans in the 2012 election. Read more

2013-03-06T07:00:44-07:00

Over at the Monkey Cage, Erik Voeten tries to make sense of a new poll from Gallup showing an increase in public support for foreign trade. This increase is even more interesting when you consider that 74% of Americans believe that outsourcing is at le... Read more

2013-03-05T06:00:48-07:00

At the New York Times, some interesting commentary on conversations about homosexuality within the black church. More than 7-in-10 black Americans agree that it is possible to agree with their church's teachings on the issue of homosexuality and still ... Read more

2013-03-04T06:00:41-07:00

The central organizations of every Jewish denomination except Orthodoxy (and one lone Orthodox rabbi) filed amicus briefs in favor of overturning the federal government's ban on same-sex marriage. More than 8-in-10 (81%) American Jews favor allowing ga... Read more

2013-03-01T06:00:24-07:00

Has racial resentment increased since President Obama's election, or is it on the decline? Turns out, the answer to this question really depends on who you ask. Read more

2013-02-28T06:00:17-07:00

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was recently snubbed by the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC), which did not add him to the roster of conservative luminaries who will speak at this year's conference. Nate Silver concludes that Christie'... Read more

2013-02-27T14:34:47-07:00

This week's graphic, which coincides with a day of arguments before the Supreme Court about the constitutionality of a crucial section of the Voting Rights Act, examines Americans' perspectives on discrimination and government action. Read more

2013-02-27T05:00:47-07:00

A new poll reveals that 62% of the public says the GOP is out of touch with the American people, 56% think it is not open to change and 52% say the party is too extreme. Opinions about the Democratic Party are more mixed. Read more

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