At Orange Bowl Stadium, immigrants demonstrate their patriotism during what could be the largest naturalization ceremony in American history. c. 1984 (GettyImages).

November 18, 2022

How Hispanic Americans Think About Work and Identity

The Bulwark

If we want to understand the evolving role of Hispanic Americans in American culture and politics, one useful on-ramp is studying Hispanics in the workplace.

A cartoon of three miniature persons sitting on another person's hands that has shrubbery on them.

October 31, 2022

The New Workplace Gender Imbalance: Social Capital and Job Satisfaction

The Bulwark

New data suggests gender and education are the difference between liking and loving your job. But there’s a price to be paid.

Gen Z at a Roe vs. Wade protest

June 1, 2022

There’s A New Age Gap On Abortion Rights

FiveThirtyEight

Americans’ views on abortion have been relatively consistent for years despite massive demographic changes, social upheaval and shifting perspectives on sexuality. But that may be about to change.

Photo of a women's protest in front of the capitol building

May 12, 2022

Will Abortion Redefine the 2022 Elections?

Smerconish

Democratic losses in November seem predestined. For many political observers, the only question left is how bad will it get?

A young woman with curly blond hair stands alone on a red and green athletic court.

April 11, 2022

Gen Z is the Loneliest Generation — and It’s Their Parents Fault

Insider

Gen Z is the most accomplished generation, but new data show they missed out on fun and family, leaving them more adrift than previous generations.

Gen Z is the most accomplished generation, but new data show they missed out on fun and family, leaving them more adrift than previous generations.

An African American teenager male attending church.

April 10, 2022

Stop Blaming Young People for Leaving Religion

National Review

Much of the decline in current religious commitments can be traced back to the way young adults have been raised.

Much of the decline in current religious commitments can be traced back to the way young adults have been raised.

A photo of a spiral ceiling made up of mosaic glass windows.

April 5, 2022

For Gen Z, Religious Pluralism Will Require Bridging the Religious-Secular Divide

The Aspen Institute

For Generation Z, American religious life has been defined by its diversity. And religious pluralism has been as much practice as principle.

A black and white photo of a man and woman sitting back-to-back in a train car.

March 13, 2022

We Live in a Nation of Strangers. That Needs to Change

Deseret News

Diversity is not the source of our current problems. We have become troublingly incurious about our neighbors

Diversity is not the source of our current problems; our troubling incuriosity about our neighbors is driving disconnection.

Thousands of protesters gathered at Mc Carren Park in Brooklyn on June 7, 2020 for a massive march around Williamsburg, making a loud call for the defunding of the police force. This comes after NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio promised 'intense change' with police reform proposals amid calls to defund law enforcement, including shifting resources from NYPD and publicizing officers' disciplinary records. (Photo by Erik McGregor/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

February 23, 2022

Why Are White Liberals So Pessimistic About Politics?

FiveThirtyEight

No one seems happy about politics these days – but White Liberals are uniquely pessimistic.

The upper torso of a white woman with her hand crossed over her heart. She is wearing a black jacket and red collared shirt. Around her neck is a large gold necklace of the Republican Party elephant.

January 4, 2022

Why The Republican Party Isn’t Concerned With Popularity

FiveThirtyEight

Despite the fact that the GOP is quite unpopular and that much of its current agenda, the party is in an enviable position heading into the 2022 midterm elections and beyond. Why?

Survey Reports

Daniel A. Cox
July 23, 2026

A Digital Divide in American Adolescence: Gender, Class, and the New Teenage Experience

If teenage years once represented a time of rebellion, teenagers’ lives today are marked less by pushing boundaries and more by building their own. Many teenage experiences are less common than they once were—dating, working a part-time job, and experimenting with drugs and alcohol are less common experiences. The 2026 American Teenagers Survey from the

Daniel A. Cox, Jae Grace, Avery Shields
April 27, 2026

Strangers Next Door: The Decline of Neighborhood Socializing and the Class Divide in Belonging

Acknowledgment The American Enterprise Institute’s Survey Center on American Life is grateful to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation for its generous support of this research. As Americans spend more of their time online, the neighborhood—once a primary physical location for real-world socialization—is playing less of a central role than ever before. Since