Chart showing Trump's falling approval rating by race, since January

In our polling with YouGov, since the start of his second term Donald Trump's net approval has fallen 17pts among white Americans (+17 to -1), 28pts among Hispanic Americans (-9 to -37) and 38pts among black Americans (-36 to -74)

A $19bn industry is about to pay its workforce for the first time The economics of American college sports have been upended

In 43 states, the highest-paid public employee is a college coach. Yet the athletes propping up the $19bn college-sports industry earned no salary--until this year. My piece on the upending of one of America's strangest economic systems
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On its tenth birthday, gay marriage in America is under attack Republican support for same-sex marriage is dropping fast

A look with @daniellaraz.bsky.social at what might explain plummeting support for same-sex marriage among Republicans on Obergefell’s 10th birthday — w insights from @leahlitman.bsky.social and @profmmurray.bsky.social @economist.com
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Donald Trump’s approval rating is dropping He is beating his own record for rapidly annoying American voters

Since entering office, Trump's ratings have fallen 14 points—much steeper than the 5 points he had dropped by this point in his first term.

@daniellaraz.bsky.social and I took a look at some of the trends driving his decline: www.economist.com/united-state...

Approval of Trump's handing of the economy is -10 in today's YouGov/Economist poll

DOGE’s cuts have put vital gov't data at risk. Amid the chaos of Trump’s second term, it’s easy to miss—but the federal surveys we use to understand everything from the economy to maternal mortality to healthcare costs are under threat. My piece this week: www.economist.com/united-state...