Same-Sex Marriage
The Morning Buzz | Researchers Predict a Spike in Heat-Related Deaths for NYC
[05.21.2013]A new Columbia University study predicts that heat-related deaths in New York City could increase by one-third in the coming decades, thanks to climate change. More than 6-in-10 (63%) Americans agree that over the last few years, the weather has gotten more extreme
The Morning Buzz | Economists and the Stock Market
[05.20.2013]Your economist friend is probably not your best source of advice when it comes to the stock market.
The Morning Buzz | Doomsday Prophet’s Radio Network May Fold
[05.17.2013]It’s curtains for the radio network founded by doomsday prophet Harold Camping, who predicted that the end of the world would happen two years ago. Although more than one-third (36%) of Americans believe that the severity of recent natural disasters is evidence that we are in what the Bible calls the end times, they appear to be leery of putting a date and time on the apocalypse; last December, only 2% of Americans said the end of the world, as predicted by the ancient Mayans, would happen by the end of the year.
Our Corner | Remember Civil Unions? The Shifting Middle Ground in the Same-sex Marriage Debate
[05.16.2013]Why have civil unions lost momentum? At the Monkey Cage, Dr. Robert P. Jones and Daniel Cox explore shifts in public opinion on civil unions over the past decade.
The Morning Buzz | RNC Florida Hispanic Outreach Director Switches to Democrats
[05.15.2013]Pablo Pantoja, the RNC’s State Director of Florida Outreach, wrote an open letter announcing that he is switching his political allegiances to the Democrats in the wake of the Heritage Foundation’s recent report on immigration reform, co-authored by a researcher who had previously suggested that Hispanic immigrants have lower IQs.
The Religious Roots of New England’s Support for Same-Sex Marriage
[04.25.2013]If Rhode Island legalizes gay marriage, it will make New England the first region where all states have legalized marriage for gay and lesbian couples.
The Morning Buzz | Is Atheism Only for the Upper Class?
[04.25.2013]Is atheism only for the upper class? Research Director Daniel Cox parses the demographic data among the religiously unaffiliated.
The Morning Buzz | American Jews Influence Gender Debates in Israel
[04.24.2013]Women in Israel are continuing to struggle against ultra-Orthodox restrictions on women’s prayer at the Western Wall, although a deal may be in sight. The dispute has inspired a great deal of negative attention from the American Jewish community, who tend to sympathize with the women, rather than the ultra-Orthodox rabbis. A majority (53%) of American Jews agree that ultra-Orthodox control of life in Israel is a major problem. (Thanks to Arnie for sending this in!)