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transcriptNov 13, 2007

’Heroic Conservatism’: A Conversation with Author Michael Gerson

Washington, D.C. http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?autostart=false&brandname=Pew%20Forum&brandlink=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion&showplayerpath=http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf&file=http://pewforum.blip.tv/rss/flash?sort=date&nsfw=dc&user=pewforum&showguidebutton=false&showsharebutton=true&showfsbutton=true&showplaylist=true The Pew Forum invited former presidential speechwriter Michael Gerson to discuss his new book, Heroic Conservatism, with Forum senior advisors Michael Cromartie and E.J. Dionne Jr. and a select group of journalists. Gerson was challenged to define “heroic conservatism” and critique the Bush administration’s record on implementing the “compassionate conservative” philosophy Gerson […]
reportJul 3, 2007

Home Broadband Adoption 2007

47% of adults have high-speed internet connections at home as of early March 2007, up five percentage points from a year earlier.
reportOct 15, 2007

Trends in Attitudes Toward Religion and Social Issues: 1987-2007

As the ’08 elections approach, what are the views of Republicans, Democrats and the general public on “social values” issues? And how have they changed over time?
short readsJul 21, 2007

Converts to Islam

That’s the percentage of Muslim Americans who say they converted to Islam, 77% say they have always been a Muslim
reportJun 29, 2007

Democrats Go Domestic: Analyzing the 6-28 Debate

Before a predominantly black audience at Howard University, the eight candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination focused on issues of special interests to minorities including health care, education, taxes and racial discrimination.
reportAug 15, 2007

Presidential Campaign Isn’t Making a Good First Impression

The 2008 presidential campaign already seems to be wearing out its welcome with many Americans. A 52% majority of the public offers a negative assessment of the early-blooming campaign and just one-in-five has a kind thing to say.
short readsJul 21, 2007

Younger Voters Return to the Voting Booth

That’s the percentage by which turnout among young voters (ages 18-25) increased in 2004 over the previous presidential election in 2000 — the largest increase in any single age group. But young people still lag on basic measures of political engagement.
reportJul 24, 2007

Uploading Democracy: Candidates Field YouTube Questions

Tuesday night’s Democratic debate was widely anticipated for its groundbreaking format. Candidates took on a host of issues asked by citizens via YouTube videos; what follows is an analysis of the format and major themes of the debate as compared with public opinion data.
reportJul 12, 2007

Fewer Mothers Prefer Full-time Work

In the span of the past decade, full-time work outside the home has lost some of its appeal to mothers. This trend holds for both those who have such jobs and those who don’t.
short readsJun 20, 2007

Should Mosques Express Political Views?

That’s the percentage of Muslim Americans who say that mosques should express their views on day-to-day social and political matters, 49% of U.S. Muslims take the opposite view.