Democrats Are Picking the Wrong Shutdown Fight: Tariffs, not health care, would be a better focal point for the opposition party. (Nate Silver, New York Times-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/o...

The Firing of Educators Over Kirk Comments Follows a Familiar Playbook: Conservative efforts to call out and punish educators over liberal ideas have grown for years, led in part by Charlie Kirk himself. (Stephanie Saul, New York Times-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...

White House bullish after a long string of Supreme Court victories. (@lawrencehurley.bsky.social and Katherine Doyle) www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

John Oliver discusses ABC’s move to pull @jimmykimmel.com off the air, what it has to do with Brendan Carr and the FCC, and what it means for free speech in the United States. (@lastweektonight.com) opiniontoday.substack.com/i/174228611/...

Americans prefer that government provide more access to medicine and vaccines. (@navigatorsurvey.bsky.social) navigatorresearch.org/maha-america...

When it comes to political leaders and health, Democrats have a clear advantage over Republicans. Democrats are more trusted on health care broadly, health and wellness, vaccines and disease prevention, and public health. (@navigatorsurvey.bsky.social) navigatorresearch.org/maha-america...

I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong: Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact. (@stevenlevy.bsky.social) www.wired.com/story/silico...

Americans’ views of the United Nations vary primarily according to political party identification, with few other demographic subgroups showing differences not tied to partisanship. (Gallup) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250922-top...

Most Americans lack confidence that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is providing the public with trustworthy information on matters concerning public health. (@appc.upenn.edu) www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/public-confi...

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OPINION TODAY UN Seen as Necessary but Ineffective | At Kirk Service, an Extraordinary Fusion of Government, Christianity | Trump Targets Speech He Hates | Trump made big gains with Black voters in 2024. Can Republicans hold them in the midterms? ... & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250922-top...

Many of Donald Trump's top appointments are unpopular. More Americans strongly or somewhat disapprove than approve of 15 out of the 16 appointees in a new survey. (@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Would you rather see the next Congress controlled by the Democrats, to act as a check on Trump, or controlled by the Republicans, to support Trump's agenda? (Patrick Svitek, @emgusk.bsky.social and @sfcpoll.bsky.social, Washington Post) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Government assistance for families: Democrats are more likely than Republicans to support each of the ideas asked about. (@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

What would Americans support Congress doing to support families? (@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Most Americans say Trump has gone beyond his authority as president; most say Biden acted within his authority as president. (Patrick Svitek, @emgusk.bsky.social and @sfcpoll.bsky.social, Washington Post) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Half of Americans say the government does not do enough to help families raising children in the U.S. (@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

As controversy swirls around late-night TV, here’s what a new poll shows about who still watches. (Linley Sanders and Itzel Luna, Associated Press) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Republicans have lead over Democrats on trust to handle three issues. (Patrick Svitek, @emgusk.bsky.social and @sfcpoll.bsky.social, Washington Post) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

The backlash to ABC/Disney canceling Kimmel has been swift, and severe. The whole episode underscores something I've been blogging about for a while: A lot of powerful people just don’t realize how unpopular Trump is www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-lot-of-p...

Invoking a ‘Revival,’ GOP Hopes Kirk’s Legacy Unites and Endures: Trump and GOP leaders say the slain activist’s work will carry them into a new era of influence and dominance www.wsj.com/us-news/invo...

Pessimism about the direction of the country is growing among Republicans. (AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

AI age gap: Younger Americans are significantly more likely than older Americans to use things like AI chatbots and AI image generation systems. (Clifford Young, Ipsos) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

7 in 10 Americans say President Trump’s tariffs are increasing prices on the things they buy. (Patrick Svitek, @emgusk.bsky.social and @sfcpoll.bsky.social, Washington Post) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

At Kirk Service, an Extraordinary Fusion of Government and Christianity: The memorial reflected the degree to which conservative Christianity had melded with Republican politics in the Trump era. (Elizabeth Dias, New York Times-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/u...

These New Yorkers Know the Candidate They’ll ‘Never’ Vote For. (@christinezhang.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Housing costs are too high, but Americans aren’t unified on solutions. (@searchlightinst.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Women voters, health care, fitness, and the 2026 midterm elections: findings from a recent poll by @cmatthewspolls.bsky.social (@adamwren.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates (@peterbakernyt.bsky.social, NYT-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/u...

At Kirk Service, an Extraordinary Fusion of Government and Christianity: The memorial reflected the degree to which conservative Christianity had melded with Republican politics in the Trump era. (Elizabeth Dias, New York Times-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/u...

Invoking a ‘Revival,’ GOP Hopes Kirk’s Legacy Unites and Endures: Trump and GOP leaders say the slain activist’s work will carry them into a new era of influence and dominance www.wsj.com/us-news/invo...

In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates (@peterbakernyt.bsky.social, NYT-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/u...

7 in 10 Americans say President Trump’s tariffs are increasing prices on the things they buy. (Patrick Svitek, @emgusk.bsky.social and @sfcpoll.bsky.social, Washington Post) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Republicans have lead over Democrats on trust to handle three issues. (Patrick Svitek, @emgusk.bsky.social and @sfcpoll.bsky.social, Washington Post) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Most Americans say Trump has gone beyond his authority as president; most say Biden acted within his authority as president. (Patrick Svitek, @emgusk.bsky.social and @sfcpoll.bsky.social, Washington Post) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Would you rather see the next Congress controlled by the Democrats, to act as a check on Trump, or controlled by the Republicans, to support Trump's agenda? (Patrick Svitek, @emgusk.bsky.social and @sfcpoll.bsky.social, Washington Post) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Half of Americans say the government does not do enough to help families raising children in the U.S. (@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Government assistance for families: Democrats are more likely than Republicans to support each of the ideas asked about. (@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

What would Americans support Congress doing to support families? (@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

These New Yorkers Know the Candidate They’ll ‘Never’ Vote For. (@christinezhang.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Women voters, health care, fitness, and the 2026 midterm elections: findings from a recent poll by @cmatthewspolls.bsky.social (@adamwren.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Housing costs are too high, but Americans aren’t unified on solutions. (@searchlightinst.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

As controversy swirls around late-night TV, here’s what a new poll shows about who still watches. (Linley Sanders and Itzel Luna, Associated Press) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

AI age gap: Younger Americans are significantly more likely than older Americans to use things like AI chatbots and AI image generation systems. (Clifford Young, Ipsos) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Many of Donald Trump's top appointments are unpopular. More Americans strongly or somewhat disapprove than approve of 15 out of the 16 appointees in a new survey. (@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Pessimism about the direction of the country is growing among Republicans. (AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

OPINION WEEKEND Most Americans critical of Trump on crime, economy and other issues | Pessimism about the direction of the country is growing among Republicans | How Americans rate Trump's top appointees | When identity politics trumps the Constitution ... & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

About half of Americans think Donald Trump would accept a bribe if offered one. (@today.yougov.com) today.yougov.com/politics/art...