Short Reads

As Donald Trump has racked up big wins among self-described "born-again or evangelical" Christians in many of the early primaries, some religious leaders, political analysts and researchers have questioned whether many of these self-described evangelicals actually are evangelical Christians.

Both major U.S. political parties have a long history of splits, splinters and other schisms.

For SXSW, we gathered key facts about Americans' views and uses of technology.

Americans have good reason to worry about competition from China, the country with which the U.S. has its largest merchandise trade deficit. But competition from high-value exporters such as Germany also poses a challenge that, so far, has been largely ignored on the campaign trail.

One-in-six (16%) of those who say they “definitely voted” in the 2014 midterm election have no record of voting in commercially available national voter files.

Hispanic voters this year make up an even larger share of the state’s registered voters than in past years, but the profile of the Latino electorate has shifted over the past decade or so.

A majority (56%) of Canadians say climate change is harming people now, while only 41% of Americans agree.

Public optimism among Israeli Arabs and Jews that a two-state solution is possible may be receding in Israel.

So far this year, Republican primaries are experiencing record turnouts, much as voting in Democratic primaries surged in 2008. But the longer-term trend in primary turnout has been down.

There are only about 6 million Jews living in Israel, but there are major religious, social and political chasms that divide them.