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• The Seven Nations Supplying The Most Arms To The World

  

  The Congressional Research Service has released its latest figures on the nations suppling conventional arms to the world (mostly to developing nations). Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Who Should Set Education Standards In The United States ?

  

  I must admit that the results of this Rasmussen Poll bothers me a lot. It seems that only 21% of Americans believe the federal government should set the... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What People Most Want In Their Lives

  

  As we prepare to enter the new year, I found this survey from the YouGov Poll very interesting. They surveyed 18,235 adults in 17 countries (9 Western nations... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Public's Belief In A War On Christmas

  

  (Cartoon image is by Nick Anderson in the Houston Chronicle.) As usual, Fox News and their adherents once again proclaimed a "war on christmas" this year. But i... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clinton Holds The Lead In Iowa - GOP Is A Dead Heat

  

  These charts reflect the results of the newest Gravis Marketing Poll in Iowa. The poll was done between December 18th and 21st of ransom sample of 418 Iowa... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Leads New Hampshire - Democrats In Virtual Tie

  

  These charts reflect the results of the American Research Group Poll of New Hampshire. It was done between December 20th and 22nd of a random sample of 600... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• America The Beautiful ?

  (This image is from sodahead.com.) As we prepare to enter a new year, my friend Brian provides us with a thought-provoking bit of poetry from his website --... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• I Took The Day Off

  

  (This image is from the website bodyrock.tv.) Between repeated bouts of napping and overeating, I just couldn't get in a blogging frame of mind -- so I took... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Happy Solstice Season Holiday

  

  (Holiday image is from planwallpaper.com.) I wish all of my readers a safe and very happy holiday season -- whether you celebrate it religiously or secularly. Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Percentage Of The Non-Religious Continues To Grow In U.S.

  

  Many christians consider today to be a religious holiday -- a holiday belonging just to them. They are wrong, of course, since humans were having solstice seaso... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A View Of The U.S. Economy By The Public

  

  The Pew Research Center wanted to know what Americans think of the economy. Have we fully recovered from the Bush recession, or are people still struggling (in... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Public Still Has A Very Low Opinion Of Congress

  

  The chart above is from information in a recent Monmouth University Poll -- done between December 10th and 13th of a random national sample of 1,006 adults,... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Misguided Revolt Of The United States Middle Class

  

  The following post is by Robert Reich (pictured). It's about middle class unhappiness with what has been happening in this country in the last few years. It's a... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Puts Political Figures On The "Naughty" Or "Nice" List

  

  I'm a firm believer that holidays should be fun. In that spirit, I bring you the results of this new YouGov Poll -- done between December 18th and 21st of a... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Poll Averages For December In Party Presidential Races

  

  As regular readers will know, I like to bring you the RealClear Politics averages in the Democratic and Republican presidential races near the end of each month. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New CNN Poll Shows Clinton And Trump With Huge Leads

  

  These charts were made from the results of the new CNN / ORC Poll on the Democratic and Republican presidential races. It was conducted between December 17th an... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The First Clues To The Change In Representation In 2020

  

  The chart above, from the Wall Street Journal, shows the change in population trends of the states. This is important because it will determine what states... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clinton Leads All Candidates In Making Americans Feel Safe And In Best Handling...

  

  The Republicans have tried to pose themselves as the best to make this country safe, and the best to handle United States policy in the Middle East -- but the... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Half Of Americans Embarrassed By A Trump Presidency

  

  One-half (50%) of the American public say they would be embarrassed to have Donald Trump be their president. That's a serious problem, and one he'll have to... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Newest National Presidential Preference Polls

  

  The Quinnipiac University Poll was done between December 16th and 20th of a random national sample of 462 registered Democrats and 508 registered Republicans.... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY