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Polls

AEI scholars study public opinion on topics such as terrorism, business and tax issues, welfare reform, the environment, gay marriage, and work and leisure. This section of the website gathers together AEI research, books, and events focused on polls.

Feature: AEI Political Report

The March edition of the AEI Political Report is available now. See how Americans responded to various questions when polled. The report covers an array of topics, including: Do honesty and ethics exist in politics and business? | President Barack Obama's personal popularity | Personal finances in a recessionary time | Tax priorities and partisanship | The environment and global warming: have attitudes cooled? | Will the twenty-first century be an American or a Chinese century? | Attitudes toward Iran, the Cuban embargo, and the war in Afghanistan | Is your job ideal or are you fed up? | What activities do parents consider appropriate? [Click here to view the report.]

Scholars on Polls

Recent Publications

AEI Political Report, April 2010

AEI Online
Thursday, April 29, 2010

This issue of Political Report covers confidence in business, Wall Street, executive compensation, financial reform, the deficit, potential Supreme Court nominees, health care, immigration, and more.

Polls on the Environment and Global Warming

By Karlyn Bowman, Andrew Rugg
AEI Studies in Public Opinion
Thursday, April 22, 2010

This study includes up-to-date trends and opinions on the party best able to handle environmental issues, the environment as a voting issue, recent presidential administrations and environmental policy, and views on the importance, causes, and potential that can be taken regarding global warming.

Taking Stock of Business

By Karlyn Bowman, Andrew Rugg
AEI Studies in Public Opinion
Thursday, April 22, 2010

Polling data on confidence in business, confidence in Wall Street, executive pay and bonuses, attitudes toward regulation, and prestige, honesty, and trust.

Enron & Company

By Karlyn Bowman, Andrew Rugg
AEI Studies in Public Opinion
Thursday, April 22, 2010

This study examines how the Enron and Worldcom scandals affected public opinion.

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Books

Covering the Intifada How the Media Reported the Palestinian Uprising

By Joshua Muravchik
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
(July 2003)

A pathbreaking study of both electronic and print coverage by the elite U.S. media during the second Palestinian uprising against Israel.

Public Opinion about Abortion

By Karlyn Bowman, Everett Carll Ladd
AEI Press
(September 1999)

This monograph includes the most comprehensive and current collection of polls and trends on abortion that is available.

What's Wrong A Survey of American Satisfaction and Complaint

By Karlyn Bowman, Everett Carll Ladd
AEI Press
(October 1998)

What's Wrong contains data from hundreds of public opinion surveys conducted over the past sixty years, distilled in easy-to-read tables.

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Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

The British Election: Lessons for America

Tuesday, May 11, 2010
09:00 AM - 10:30 AM

This event will be the fourth installment of AEI's series, Politics Watch.

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PAST EVENTS

AEI Politics Watch, Session III: The Past, Present, and Future of the Filibuster

Friday, March 12, 2010
08:30 AM - 10:00 AM

This is the third installment of AEI's series, Politics Watch.

Death, Taxes, and Uncertainty: The Estate Tax in 2010 and Beyond

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

2010 may be the best year to die, or at least your heirs may think so. This AEI conference will examine the economic effects of the estate tax, which will be eliminated for those who die next year. Should it be extended, reformed, or abolished?

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