This is a good thing. People are finding alternatives like trade schools and entering the workforce.

Gallup reports:

Half in U.S. Now Consider College Education Very Important

About half of U.S. adults (51%) now consider a...

Support for socialism in America used to belong to the far left fringe, but a new poll from Gallup indicates that socialism has gained acceptance in recent years.

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President Donald Trump hit his highest approval rating in the Gallup poll at 46% thanks in large part to a surge of support from Democrats. Polling was taken from April 17-30.

Trumps jump in approval comes on the heels of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report that said Trump and his campaign did...

The Democrat Party is trying to come to grips with the antisemitic agitation by Minnesota Rep. Ihlan Omar, backed by Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, that Americans who support Israel do so for money and have pledged allegiance to Israel.

These dual-loyalty and disloyalty accusations are echoed by left-wing and Islamist...

A new poll by Gallup illustrates how public opinion on issues like Obamacare and immigration have changed since the midterm elections.

One in 5 American surveyed now say that the federal government is the biggest problem with the country and were more likely to cite the government as problematic than any other...

We’re now just a matter of weeks away from the 2018 midterms and the Republican party just got a very positive piece of news. According to a new Gallup poll, the GOP has reached its highest approval rating since 2011.

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A new poll released by Gallup shows that for the first time in over a decade, Democrats are more passionate about socialism, viewing it more positively than capitalism.

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A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows a generic ballot lead for the 2018 congressional midterms … in favor of Republicans.

WUT?

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After a Pew Survey in January 2018 showed a weakening support for Israel among Democrats, particularly liberal Democrats, there was much gnashing of teeth in the pro-Israel community.

I urged caution, Increasing partisan gap in support for Israel reflects 15-year leftist shift in Democratic Party:

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Gallup and the Knight Foundation released a survey of college students on the issue of free speech. The full report (pdf.) is here. I discuss the highlights below.

Liberal writers at Vox and elsewhere are furiously trying to preempt the fallout from the survey arguing that a majority of students say they...

Pew Research released a survey today showing, in Pew’s words:

The partisan divide in Middle East sympathies, for Israel or the Palestinians, is now wider than at any point since 1978. Currently, 79% of Republicans say they sympathize more with Israel than the Palestinians, compared with just 27% of Democrats.

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A few days ago I wrote about the latest Gallup polling as to whether Americans sympathized more with Israel or the Palestinians.

Consistent with prior years, Americans overwhelmingly favor Israel by more than a 3-1 margin, while Bibi Netanyahu’s popularity has soared, Gallup: Americans still LOVE Israel a lot, Netanyahu popularity soars.

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Isreali Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting the U.S. this week, and will meet President Trump.

An important question is what is the status of the American popular opinion towards Israel.

There is a misconception that American political support for Israel is a result of the “Israel Lobby” and “Israel Firsters.” Those are...

For several years we have been examining Gallup and Pew surveys of attitudes among Americans of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. What we have seen is a trend of overall support for Israel reaching all-time or near-all-time highs.

At the same time, there is a slice of the population in which the support has...

With Democrats screaming about their winning the popular vote, a vote located almost exclusively on the coasts and in the nation’s biggest cities, it’s heartening to learn that Americans’ support for the Electoral College has dramatically increased.

Gallup reports:

Americans’ support for keeping the Electoral College system for electing presidents has increased sharply....

Gallup’s post-election poll shows that the majority of Americans (76%) were surprised by Tuesday’s results, and they found that Trump supporters feel “excited” and “relieved,” while Hillary supporters feel “afraid.”

Gallup reports:

Americans on both sides of the 2016 presidential race are reacting strongly to Donald Trump’s victory Tuesday: 80% of Trump voters...