“We Don’t Feel Safe, Heard, or Understood.”
October 17, 2024
A few weeks ago, I went to Philadelphia, PA to conduct a series of focus groups with young men and women. We discussed a variety of subjects including dating, relationships, infidelity, pornography and the 2024 U.S. election. As part of this research, we teamed up with The Washington Post to give participants the opportunity to Continue Reading →
The Pornography Problem
October 3, 2024
Americans are being inundated with explicit content. AI promises to worsen the issue. Continue Reading →
What Taylor Swift’s Endorsement Tells Us About the Youth Gender Gap
September 19, 2024
Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris was hardly unexpected. After all, Swift endorsed Biden over Trump just four years earlier. Yet, her latest announcement set off a cascade of commentary. It didn’t take long for Donald Trump to express his displeasure in a Truth Social post declaring: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” As often happens, Trump Continue Reading →
After #MeToo Have Women Become More Afraid of Men?
September 5, 2024
Who is a bigger threat to a woman alone in the woods? A man or a bear? This was the question that sparked a viral debate on social media earlier this year. To the consternation and outrage of many men, most women said they would rather be alone with a bear. In many ways, the online debate Continue Reading →
Modern Friendship: A Conversation with Author Anna Goldfarb
August 22, 2024
I’ve written a lot about friendship over the past few years. Despite the topic, which often lends itself to humor and levity, the story of American friendship has been sobering. Over the past several decades, close friendships that have been a central feature of American social and civic life have been disappearing. More Americans report Continue Reading →
Book Announcement: Uncoupled
August 8, 2024
When I began American Storylines, the goal was to give me the space to talk about the fascinating research that never made it into our published reports or op-eds. Two years ago, while poring over a massive dataset of 20+ years of Gallup polling, I stumbled across something extraordinary: a rapidly growing gender gap between Continue Reading →
What Does Kamala Harris’ Candidacy Mean for the Gender Gap in 2024?
July 25, 2024
Most men have an unfavorable view of Kamala Harris. Gender will play a new role in the 2024 election. Continue Reading →
Divorced Men for Trump
July 11, 2024
Divorced men are increasingly more likely to identify as Republicans. This makes for one of the largest gender gaps. Continue Reading →
Abortion Is Going to Be a Major Issue in 2024, but for Whom?
June 27, 2024
Men and women are diverging in their views of abortion. Continue Reading →
How Trump Benefits from America’s Growing Pessimism
June 13, 2024
The GOP has become a party of pessimists Continue Reading →
Survey Reports
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