Is Gay Marriage a Campaign Issue?
Gay marriage (28%) ranks lowest in importance among 16 campaign issues.
Free Time: Middle America’s Top Priority
Asked to rate the importance of various priorities in life, some two-thirds (68%) of the self-identified middle class say that free time is very important to them, more than say the same about anything else on the list, including having children (62%), a successful career (59%), being married (55%), or living a religious life (53%).
Among Friends, Online
One in four adult internet users have searched online for information about a friend.
Degrees of Access (May 2008 data)
Three "thermometers" of access show the disparities among various groups when it comes to internet access, cell phone use, and broadband access at home.
Interest In Gas Prices Remains High
Summary of Findings The public’s top story last week was the rising price of gasoline. Fully 62% of Americans followed news about gas prices very closely, and four-in-ten said it was the story they followed more closely than any other. Gas prices overshadowed the presidential campaign as the public’s most closely followed story by a […]
Undenominated Protestants
Roughly one-third of all Protestants are either unable or unwilling to describe their specific denominational affiliation.
Both Campaigns Get the Summertime Blues
There wasn’t much good news in the media campaign narrative for either John McCain or Barack Obama last week. The big McCain story was a staff shakeup that exposed internal problems in the campaign. Meanwhile Obama was trying to prove his patriotism, avoid charges of flip-flopping, and minimize the damage from a surrogate controversy.
Patriotic Participation
Something important is afoot in the land when people are able to access and share "industrial strength" information instead of being satisfied with the "consumer strength" information previously offered to them.
Internet Safety Town Hall
On June 30th, Amanda participated in an Internet Safety Town Hall for educators
Accommodating Faith in the Military
Over the past few years, there have been several controversies over religion’s role in the military. Most recently, students and staff at the U.S. Naval Academy and West Point have complained of pressure from their supervisors to engage in religious activities. Three years earlier, there were similar allegations at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Other […]
