I'm an associate director at the Pew Research Center in Washington, DC. Follow us: @pewresearch.org. Learn more: https://www.pewresearch.org/https://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mqm46fctbs2q"Americans no longer appear to share a broad faith in core civic, social and government institutions; instead, their confidence varies with who holds political power." (via @gallup.com) https://news.gallup.com/poll/712436/confidence-institutions-remains-near-time-low.aspx14 Jul 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqm46fctbs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mqidhep3bc25What friends this guy has! They agreed to help him move *10,000 books* out his 600-square foot NYC apartment. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/style/too-many-books-new-york-city-apartment-scholar-landlord.html12 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqidhep3bc25https://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mqhdmbt3522oHow states fill vacancies in the US Senate: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/08/06/how-do-states-fill-vacancies-in-the-us-senate-it-depends-on-the-state/12 Jul 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhdmbt3522ohttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mqcodgif4s2mWith much attention on Mitch McConnell's health this week, who supports maximum age limits for federal elected officials? Large majorities in both parties, according to a 2023 @pewresearch.org survey. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/10/04/most-americans-favor-maximum-age-limits-for-federal-elected-officials-supreme-court-justices/10 Jul 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcodgif4s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mqa7awfapk2mLots of info in one chart: How major religious groups in the US view the Israeli people, the Palestinian people, the Israeli government, the Palestinian Authority and Hamas Full analysis here: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/09/americans-views-of-israelis-have-grown-increasingly-negative-but-views-of-palestinians-have-held-fairly-steady/09 Jul 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa7awfapk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mqa666aa3c2z"The youngest Democrats are slightly more likely to view Hamas than the Israeli government favorably." https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/09/americans-views-of-israelis-have-grown-increasingly-negative-but-views-of-palestinians-have-held-fairly-steady/09 Jul 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa666aa3c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mqa2hqsk2k25NEW: Americans are 19 percentage points more likely than in 2022 to have an unfavorable opinion of the Israeli government (62% today vs. 43% then), and they're 17 points more likely to have an unfavorable opinion of the Israeli people (42% vs. 25%). https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/09/americans-views-of-israelis-have-grown-increasingly-negative-but-views-of-palestinians-have-held-fairly-steady/09 Jul 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa2hqsk2k25https://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mq7zyacurs25% of Americans who have a favorable opinion of the Israeli people 📉 67% in 2022 64% in 2024 56% in 2025 52% in 2026 NEW from @pewresearch.org: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/09/americans-views-of-israelis-have-grown-increasingly-negative-but-views-of-palestinians-have-held-fairly-steady/09 Jul 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7zyacurs25https://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mq7lem7sfs26Jason Gay on VAR: "We’re wrecking our entertainment with granular forensics. We’ve turned the games we love over to zero-tolerance killjoys who would interrupt the Jupiter symphony because they think the oboe player held a note a half second too long." https://www.wsj.com/sports/soccer/var-replay-world-cup-egypt-argentina-e39a5f5e?st=o9ooPB&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink09 Jul 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7lem7sfs26https://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mq52qxyrhc26The US is less reliant on foreign oil than it used to be, but it still imports ~2.2 million more barrels per day than it exports. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/07/what-to-know-about-us-oil-production-and-consumption-in-6-charts/08 Jul 2026 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq52qxyrhc26https://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mq3l6fpfjk2p"More than 100 countries have taken policy steps to address rising energy costs and other effects of the conflict in the Middle East." https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/07/dozens-of-countries-have-lowered-energy-taxes-or-taken-other-policy-steps-in-response-to-iran-war/07 Jul 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3l6fpfjk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mq3bccow522vChart: Which countries are most reliant on oil from the Middle East? https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/07/what-to-know-about-us-oil-production-and-consumption-in-6-charts/07 Jul 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3bccow522vhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mq3avjn7222vDrawdowns by the Biden administration in 2022 and the Trump administration this year have left the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve at its lowest level since the 1980s. New: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/07/what-to-know-about-us-oil-production-and-consumption-in-6-charts/07 Jul 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3avjn7222vhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mq2txszm6c2fQuiz: How much do you know about NATO? The average American answered 2.5 of these 5 questions correctly. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/05/27/how-much-do-you-know-about-nato-take-our-quiz/07 Jul 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2txszm6c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mq2qx6m6i22xFor the first time in @pewresearch.org surveys, a majority of Republicans (60%) now say the US benefits "not too much" or "not at all" from being a member of NATO. Far fewer (38%) say the US benefits "a great deal" or "fair amount" from the alliance. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/04/06/republicans-have-become-less-likely-to-say-nato-membership-benefits-the-us/07 Jul 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2qx6m6i22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mpyoz3uq5s2t"Washington, D.C., is the only national capital of any democracy whose residents have no voting representation in the national legislature." https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/02/8-ways-that-us-style-democracy-stands-out-globally/06 Jul 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyoz3uq5s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mpykuzhfl22pEach member of the US House of Representatives represents about 802,000 people. That's the second-highest "representation ratio" of any democracy in the world, after India. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/02/8-ways-that-us-style-democracy-stands-out-globally/06 Jul 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpykuzhfl22phttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mpyb543axc2q"The only democracy whose constitution is even harder to change than America's is the Federated States of Micronesia, a former U.S. trust territory in the South Pacific with about 76,000 inhabitants." https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/02/8-ways-that-us-style-democracy-stands-out-globally/06 Jul 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyb543axc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mpy5stcp7k2uAmerican democracy stands out internationally in several ways, from a constitution that's unusually hard to amend to a capital city without voting representation in the national legislature. New from @pewresearch.org: 8 ways that US-style democracy stands out globally. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/02/8-ways-that-us-style-democracy-stands-out-globally/06 Jul 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpy5stcp7k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mplxz5i4322tNEW: As Australia, the UK and other countries ban kids under 16 from using social media, there's majority support for the idea in the US, too. In every age group and in both parties, far more adults support than oppose a ban. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/01/majority-of-americans-support-banning-social-media-for-kids-under-16/01 Jul 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplxz5i4322thttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mpluf2gccc22Some groups of Democrats are more likely than others to like democratic socialists. White Democrats, for example, are twice as likely as Hispanic and Black Democrats to like politicians who describe themselves that way. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/06/30/about-a-third-of-us-democrats-like-political-leaders-who-identify-as-democratic-socialists/01 Jul 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpluf2gccc22https://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mplgef2hz22sDemocratic socialist defeats 15-term congresswoman in Colorado primary: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/us/politics/melat-kiros-degette-colorado-democratic-primary.html New @pewresearch.org survey shows that 52% of self-described liberal Democrats nationally – vs. only 17% of moderate Democrats – like democratic socialists. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/06/30/about-a-third-of-us-democrats-like-political-leaders-who-identify-as-democratic-socialists/01 Jul 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplgef2hz22shttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mpjptq4ylc2wNEW: How do Democrats in the US feel about political leaders who describe themselves as democratic socialists? 32% like them, 11% dislike them and 56% neither like nor dislike them. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/06/30/about-a-third-of-us-democrats-like-political-leaders-who-identify-as-democratic-socialists/30 Jun 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjptq4ylc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mpjfzaa33c2iFrom a 2025 @pewresearch.org survey: Around two-thirds of US adults favor laws or policies requiring trans athletes to compete on teams that match their sex at birth. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/02/26/americans-have-grown-more-supportive-of-restrictions-for-trans-people-in-recent-years/30 Jun 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjfzaa33c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mpjarjkdlk25Which other countries have birthright citizenship? Read our recent @pewresearch.org analysis, which Justice Alito cited in his dissent today: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/03/31/us-style-birthright-citizenship-is-uncommon-around-the-world/30 Jun 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjarjkdlk25https://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mpgwdfxkr22wFrom 2025: Large majorities of Americans say it would be "too risky" to give Trump – and presidents generally – more power. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/02/14/most-americans-say-it-would-be-too-risky-to-give-presidents-including-trump-more-power/29 Jun 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgwdfxkr22whttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mpgvl53aic2bThis recent @pewresearch.org explainer is relevant again today: How often does the Supreme Court overturn its own decisions? https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/04/08/how-often-does-the-supreme-court-overturn-its-own-decisions/29 Jun 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgvl53aic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mpgjo4oxj227"As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, 33% of U.S. adults say they are 'extremely proud' to be an American, the lowest reading in Gallup's trend dating back to 2001." https://news.gallup.com/poll/711938/american-pride-falls-year-record-low.aspx29 Jun 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgjo4oxj227https://bsky.app/profile/johngramlich.bsky.social/post/3mp2jx6rnss2iWhere in the US is it hardest for young adults to buy a home? California. In many metro areas in California, the median home price is 7, 8 or even 9 times larger than the median household income for young adults. Find your metro area here: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/06/24/buying-a-home-has-gotten-harder-for-young-adults-in-most-us-metro-areas/24 Jun 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:pg3ijkszlu77rzhspz5jfvft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2jx6rnss2i