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    Character and the Campaign

    If presidential campaigns are about character and control of message, neither candidate has had much success so far, a new PEJ study finds.

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    Voters More Engaged, But Campaign Gets Lukewarm Ratings

    Summary of Findings The presidential election is capturing the public’s attention much more now than it did at this point four and eight years ago. Nearly half of Americans (47%) say they are more interested in politics than they were four years ago, up from 38% who expressed that view in June 2000. Public attention […]

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    Internet as Unique News Source

    Millions go online for news and images not covered in the mainstream press. But many are repulsed by what they see.

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    Email in Court

    A federal appeals court decision handed down on June 29 has the potential to change the way ISPs monitor email – but how many Americans will hear about it? And how many will u…

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    One Electorate Under God? A Dialogue on Religion and American Politics

    Pew Forum Dialogues on Religion & Public Life E.J. Dionne Jr., Jean Bethke Elshtain, Kayla Drogosz, Series Editors Executive Summary (.pdf) Read about the Pew Forum Dialogues Series The United States has been described as a nation with the soul of a church. Religion is discussed more explicitly and more urgently in American politics than […]

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    VoIP Awareness in America

    While telephone calling using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has attracted considerable attention in the business community and among policymakers, 27% of Internet users in the United States – or 17% of all Americans – have heard of the service….