A federal judge last week ordered that John W. Hinckley Jr. who shot President Ronald Reagan and three others in 1981 be released from a government psychiatric hospital and allowed to live with his elderly mother in Virginia. Most Americans don't approve of the judge’s decision. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The summer Olympics are just over a week away, and Americans are gearing up to watch even though they suspect many of the participating countries are cheating.
Political conservatives have charged in recent months that major social media sites like Facebook and Twitter are censoring their points of view. Regular users of those sites, especially those under the age of 40, strongly disagree with any attempts to close down free speech.
Anyone who’s been outside lately has likely seen the effects of Pokémon Go, the new reality-integrated game sweeping the world. Players use their smartphones to capture Pokémon characters in the real world and train them as in the original Nintendo video games, but not everyone is on board with the latest gaming trend.
While there’s disagreement over how to help students pay for it, Americans still overwhelmingly believe in the importance of a college degree to gaining employment.
Despite escalating tensions over police shootings that led to widespread protests and the killing of five police officers in Dallas last week, most voters continue to view crime in inner cities as a bigger problem than police discrimination against minorities. But blacks are far more likely to say they are treated unfairly by the police.
While Americans are facing a record level of college-related debt, support remains low for forgiving student loans or taking the further step of having the government pay for students who can't afford to go to college.
Democrats are a lot more enthusiastic about Hillary Clinton’s plan for so-called “free” college than other Americans are, but all agree that taxpayers will be the ones who pick up the tab.
Most Americans still place high importance on the Fourth of July, although most aren’t planning any travel this holiday weekend.
This Fourth of July, Americans will celebrate the independence of the United States of America, and most say they wouldn’t choose to live anywhere else.
Could this be a sign of a recovering economy? More Americans say they have taken summer vacations or plan to take one this year than they have for several years.
Earlier this month the president of DePaul University announced that he is stepping down following student protests that culminated in the shutting down of a speech by a prominent young conservative writer. The growing number of similar protests at other colleges and universities in recent months has a sizable number of Americans questioning whether free speech has a place on modern campuses.
Craft beer is gaining popularity among American drinkers, and a sizable number now say they brew their own.
Last year produced the lowest U.S. fertility and birth rate on record, but Americans still are far more concerned about the population growing too fast.
Despite growing concern about the danger to athletes of receiving too many concussions, Americans question whether professional sports organizations are doing enough about it.
Americans view the late Muhammad Ali very favorably. Yet despite the beatings he took as a boxer which led to major health problems in his later years, most remain strongly supportive of the sport of boxing.
A majority of Americans consider themselves to be religious, though there’s less religiosity among younger adults.
Philadelphia is the latest major school system to add Muslim holidays to its official calendar, but Americans with school-age children still aren’t sure that’s such a good idea, although support's up from a year ago.
A sizable number of Americans regard Memorial Day as an important national holiday, and most plan on doing something special to honor those who have given their lives for their country.
Long lines of frustrated passengers at airports around the country have already prompted the removal of a top official at the struggling Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Americans still have a high opinion of airline safety but are definitely more critical of the TSA and airport security.
