Domestic Affairs and Policy

Fact TankOctober 18, 2016

Three-quarters or more of Americans are confident in the military, medical scientists and scientists in general to act in the best interests of the public. But fewer than half report similar confidence in the news media, business leaders and elected officials.

Fact TankOctober 12, 2016

Today, 57% of U.S. adults say use of marijuana should be made legal, while 37% say it should be illegal. A decade ago, opinion was nearly the reverse.

Fact TankOctober 4, 2016

Amid wide partisan divides over climate issues, conservative Republicans are especially skeptical of climate scientists' understanding and research.

Fact TankAugust 15, 2016

Given the chance to decide how much time is spent on each of 10 specific issues, voters would allocate more time to discussions of the candidates’ plans on keeping the U.S. safe from terrorism and on economic growth and much less time to discussion of abortion policy.

Fact TankApril 13, 2016

By design, wealthier Americans pay most of the nation’s total individual income taxes.

Fact TankApril 6, 2016

The hundreds of exemptions, deductions and other breaks embedded in the tax code will cost the federal government more than $1.3 trillion this fiscal year.

Fact TankMarch 10, 2016

Americans have good reason to worry about competition from China, the country with which the U.S. has its largest merchandise trade deficit. But competition from high-value exporters such as Germany also poses a challenge that, so far, has been largely ignored on the campaign trail.