American Culture

“The survey also found Americans’ knowledge of their First Amendment rights is sorely lacking….

“There was a whole apparatus behind that: Special sermons. VHS tapes. At least one book. All of it arguing that Pikachu was the gateway to the occult.” - Relevant

“Younger adults stand out for describing their smartphone use as excessive. Seven-in-ten adults under 30 say they spend too much time on it, as do about two-thirds of those ages 30 to 49. Roughly half of those ages 50 to 64 and a quarter of those 65 and older say the same.” - Pew

“Most polls do not ask follow-up questions about a person’s religious identity. When they do ask Nones about their specific beliefs, however, we see that they overwhelmingly believe in God (or a ‘higher power’), and they think people have souls.” - CPost

“Americans are significantly less likely than they were 10 years ago to say they participate in a variety of gambling activities. The sharpest drops are in the three most common activities: buying a state lottery ticket, gambling in person at a casino and participating in an office pool.” - Gallup

“…we may be living through a golden age of horror…. we are certainly also living through a curious age of occult demythologisation and which, whether we’re Christians or not, should make us unsettled and disturbed.” - Themelios

“The predicament that young men find themselves in has been building for a long time.

“A 2026 study found that one-third of Americans are currently experiencing an existential crisis of meaning, including 39% of Millennials and an alarming 52% of Gen Z.” - Breakpoint

“El-Sayed beat the favored candidate of the Democratic establishment, Congresswoman Haley Stevens. She’s thoroughly progressive but was the moderate compared with El-Sayed.” - National Review

Also: Will Americans take a radical turn? Democratic Socialists and the electoral landscape - World

“The Economist/YouGov poll, released Tuesday, was based on responses from 1,559 U.S. adults collected between July 25–27…. 54% of Americans believe same-sex marriage should be legal, while 32% think it shouldn’t be.” - CPost