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Across a range of political values โ around race, gender and family, immigration and religion โ there are stark contrasts between voters who support Donald Trump and those planning to vote for Joe Biden in November.
The following selection of responses covers some of the more panoramic and incisive big ideas shared by several dozen of the 862 thought leaders participating in this canvassing. This is the fork in the road where people can choose a better future โ or a downward path Mark Davis, associate professor of media and communications […]
Early developments in AI have been of overwhelmingly great importance and value to society. Most of the experts responding to this canvassing โ both the pessimists and the optimists โ expect that it will continue to provide clear benefits to humanity. Those who are hopeful argue that its advance will naturally include mitigating activities, noting […]
Note: For 2023 survey data on problems facing the country, read “Inflation, Health Costs, Partisan Cooperation Among the Nationโs Top Problems“ When asked to consider the major problems facing the country, the affordability of health care and drug addiction top the American publicโs list. Other issues, including illegal immigration and climate change, are seen as […]
Many of the experts in this canvassing responded that there may not be a great deal of meaningful change in social and civic innovation in the next decade. Some said they expect 2030 to be relatively similar to today. Some said there will be change for the better and the worse, and, as such, the […]
A notable share of the most hopeful respondents to this canvassing declared that in order to serve the public interest and improve digital spaces, the tech industry, government and civil society need to focus on achieving an ethical tech design that values people over profit. They said that this โ combined with vastly improved individual […]
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Most U.S. Christians perceive their religion as losing influence in America, and many go so far as to say that there is tension between their beliefs and the mainstream culture. These views are particularly widespread among white evangelical Protestants, two-thirds of whom see at least some conflict between their own religious beliefs and mainstream American […]
