Politics & Policy

trust in governmentAug 27, 2025

The U.S. Postal Service, Park Service, Weather Service and NASA are viewed favorably across the political spectrum, while views of ICE are deeply polarized.

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presentationApr 14, 2005

Dr. Google’s Office Never Closes

The presentation is an overview of several trends, including broadband adoption and a surge of interest in “every day” health topics, and how they affect the internet health landscape.
reportApr 10, 2005

Spam and Phishing

More than a year after the CAN-SPAM Act became law, email users say they are receiving slightly more spam in their inboxes than before, but they are minding it less.
reportMar 26, 2005

All the News That’s Fed

Though presidents have always worked hard to get their message out, the Bush administration has pushed the envelope, especially with its aggressive use of the faux news segments called video news releases.
reportMar 23, 2005

A Political Victory That Wasn’t

by Andrew Kohut in the New York Times
reportMar 18, 2005

Th-Th-Th-That’s Appalling, Folks!

If an advocacy group takes a satirical chainsaw to a powerful target on the internet, will anybody hear it?
transcriptMar 17, 2005

To What Extent Can Congress Regulate Religious Freedom

Pew Research Center Washington, D.C. Download the Pew Forum legal backgrounder Speakers: Nathan J. Diament, Director, Institute for Public Affairs, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America; Co-Editor, Tikkun Olam: Social Responsibility in Jewish Law and Thought Ira C. “Chip” Lupu, F. Elwood and Eleanor Davis Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School […]
reportMar 17, 2005

Protecting Teens Online

54% of parents with teenagers use internet filters â€“ a big jump from 2000. Yet both teens and parents believe that youth do things online that their parents would not like.
reportMar 16, 2005

Hispanics and the Social Security Debate

Latinos have distinct demographic and economic characteristics that give them a unique stake in the debate over the future of Social Security.
presentationMar 16, 2005

Protecting Teens on the Internet: Gaps and Agreement in Perceptions Between Parents and Children

This short presentation addresses the Project’s late 2004 findings on the steps that parents are taking to protect their teenage children online.
transcriptMar 15, 2005

Religious Fault Lines in West Africa

12:00-2:00pm Council on Foreign Relations Washington, D.C. The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Council on Foreign Relations co-hosted a luncheon roundtable entitled Religious Fault Lines in West Africa on March 15, 2005 at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington. In recent history, West Africa has been prone to episodes of […]

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reportApr 9, 2024

Amid shifts in demographics and partisan allegiances, registered voters are now evenly split between the Democratic Party and the GOP.

reportSep 19, 2023

Americans’ views of politics and elected officials are unrelentingly negative, with little hope of improvement on the horizon. 65% of Americans say they always or often feel exhausted when thinking about politics. By contrast, just 10% say they always or often feel hopeful about politics.

reportNov 9, 2021

Pew Research Center’s political typology provides a roadmap to today’s fractured political landscape. It organizes the public into nine distinct groups, based on an analysis of their attitudes and values. Even in a polarized era, the 2021 survey reveals deep divisions in both partisan coalitions.

reportDec 17, 2019

Partisanship remains the strongest factor dividing the American public. Yet there are substantial divisions within both parties on fundamental political values, views of current issues and the severity of the problems facing the nation.