Obama’s gay marriage solution? Evolution
Same-sex marriage is not an issue about which many people are apathetic. Supporters see it as a fundamental civil rights issue, and those in opposition feel that it would be an assault on the...
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Congress as spoiled children, private sector jobs trump government jobs, and...
Spoiled children or grownups?: A mid-November poll from CNN and the Opinion Research Corporation found that if President Obama and Congress do not reach an agreement on the fiscal cliff by the end of...
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Why do so many overestimate the number of gay people?
With the Supreme Court set to take up two cases concerning same-sex marriage, one question seems important to ask at the outset. How many people would these decisions impact? If you had to guess, would...
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Is America still a center-right country? (Part 2): Social issues over time
Are Americans moving in a more liberal or permissive direction on social issues? Below, we graph the “conservative” responses to several trends on prominent social issues. There is clear movement on...
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Attitudes toward homosexuality and gay marriage
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a pair of same sex marriage cases next week. Americans’ attitudes towards homosexuality and gay marriage have undergone significant and rapid changes...
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Conflicted polls on same-sex marriage
Much of the reporting on public opinion toward same-sex marriage has been rather perplexing. Commentators not only claim that a substantial majority of Americans are in favor of same-sex marriage, but...
View ArticleBanter #97: Changing views on same-sex marriage
On the latest episode of Banter, we delve into what Americans really think about same-sex marriage. AEI’s own Karlyn Bowman and Jennifer Marsico sit in to discuss the often-contradictory nature of the...
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