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Since 2000, several surveys have asked "overall, would you describe the views and polices of the Democratic/Republican party as too ext...

The other day, Paul Krugman referred to a poll from 2009 that found 39% of Americans thought that the government should "stay out of Me...

Since 1964, a number of surveys have asked “In your opinion, which is generally more often to blame if a person is poor: lack of effort on h...

One of the more unpopular aspects of "Obamacare" has been its requirement that people buy health care insurance.  I always assumed...

A few days ago, the New York Times had a piece by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz , who has a PhD in economics and is now an intern at Google.  He...

In 1979 and 1992, Roper surveys asked people if they thought various statements about millionaires were "generally true or generally un...

During the 1970s and early 1980s, many sociologists argued that inflation couldn't be fully explained by factors such as the money suppl...