Short Reads

What makes a good life? Usually this question is in the domain of priests, philosophers and metaphysicians, but the OECD sought to find the answers with data.

Here is a profile of Republicans’ views of the economy and economic policy, based on our surveys.

62% of U.S. Catholics think the church should allow Catholics who have been divorced and remarried without an annulment to receive Communion.

Of the 4,705 reported fire incidents at houses of worship between 1996 and 2015, 2,378, or 51%, have been ruled intentional.

Religion and science have often been seen as being in conflict. But are religious faith and the scientific enterprise really at odds with each other?

The attitudes of Republicans living in House Freedom Caucus members' districts look very similar to those in other Republican-represented districts.

Although most Americans think the number of gun crimes has risen, the U.S. gun homicide rate has actually stabilized somewhat in recent years.

We've confirmed the identities of 36 members of the caucus, and they are among the most conservative and recently elected of Republican representatives.

On some key issues, like the Keystone XL pipeline and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), supporters of Canada's Liberal Party are less supportive than their Conservative Party predecessors.

The number of book readers has dipped a bit from the previous year and the number of e-book readers has remained flat.