“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
“…has the strong alliance between Christians and Donald Trump actually pushed some people out of church? We now have data to answer this question with a great deal of specificity among those who would be the future of the church” - Ryan Burge
“Americans’ average confidence in institutions has been trending downward since 1979…. Confidence finally showed significant improvement in 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic…. However, average confidence quickly reverted and sunk further to 27% in 2022.” - Gallup
“Because we Americans enjoyed a national beginning which we have come to regard as foundational, and not a mere temporal launching pad, we have the ability in times of trouble to think our way back to our origins, and take from them not only a well-deserved rebuke, but also a strong dose of inspiration and redirection.” - L&L
“19% say founders would be pleased, compared with 54% in 2001… In measures since 2013, fewer in all parties say founders would be pleased… 69% say the U.S. has succeeded at least a fair amount in achieving founding ideals” - Gallup
