Public Policy

A survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that more Americans believe in the effectiveness of vaccines developed to protect newborns and seniors against RSV.

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that Donald Trump is far more hyperbolic on average than traditional presidential candidates, who still routinely claim that they will do something alone that can’t be done without Congress.

An October survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that the public’s trust in the U.S. Supreme Court has dropped to a record low.

According to the Annenberg Public Policy Center, COVID vaccine-related deaths reported in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System are unverified. David Mandell of the Perelman School of Medicine says that numerous studies have disproven a link between child vaccination and increased risk of autism.

A survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that public awareness of the 988 national suicide prevention hotline is growing but still low, with remarks from Kathleen Hall Jamieson.

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that Donald Trump’s support among fans of mixed martial arts is evidence of how he’s tapped into segments of the electorate ordinarily neglected by politicians.

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that Republican lawmakers engaged in a sustained attack on a sector of science during and after the pandemic.

Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that the Federal Reserve doesn’t have as much control over mortgage rates and longer-term loans as it used to.

Research by Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School and colleagues finds that low-income workers aren’t incentivized to learn about supplements to retirement income like IRAs and 401(k)s, since they tend to rely on and benefit more from fixed-income retirement sources like Social Security payments.