Short Reads

During the first 60 days of the new administration, roughly half of stories about the Biden administration mentioned Donald Trump in some way.

Only 5% and 13% of scholars and the American public, respectively, say respect for the U.S. abroad is not too or not at all important.

Jewish Americans – much like the U.S. public overall – hold widely differing views on Israel and its political leadership.

Staff layoffs continued to pummel the beleaguered U.S. newspaper industry in 2020, a period complicated by the impact of the pandemic.

Putting minimum wage policy in the hands of lawmakers is one of several ways in which the U.S. approach stands apart from other countries.

Around two-thirds of adults in Germany, France and the UK say it is important for their national government to make voting compulsory.

When Americans were asked to evaluate the media’s standing in the nation, 41% say news organizations are growing in their influence.

The challenges of a COVID-19 economy are clear for 2020 college graduates, who have experienced downturns in employment and labor force participation.

Based on certain traditional measures of religious observance, U.S. Jews are far less religious than U.S. Christians and Americans overall.

Immigration was one of the five topics most covered by 25 major news outlets in the first 60 days of the Biden administration.