Topics / Politics & media
Where people stand on politics & media.
Institutions, elections, media trust, foreign policy — where people stand across the political map.
A political party should be able to remove its own nominee from the ballot.65%agree · 52CBS News will be more trustworthy with an opinion journalist in charge than it was before.19%agree · 52Primary challengers who attack their own party's establishment make the party stronger.80%agree · 50The staff exodus at CBS News reflects worse on the departing journalists than on the new leadership.14%agree · 50Wikipedia can no longer be trusted on politically contested topics.24%agree · 45Cutting federal science funding does more long-term harm than short-term good.98%agree · 42The U.S. should treat keeping the Strait of Hormuz open as a core national interest, even at the cost of another Middle East commitment.31%agree · 42Stopping a hostile country from getting a nuclear weapon is worth going to war over.40%agree · 35Bari Weiss is the right person to run CBS News.18%agree · 33Political donations should go to your own district's races before anyone else's.49%agree · 33I trust an AI summary of the news more than I trust any single news channel.26%agree · 19Foreign military strikes on a country's soil tend to strengthen its hardline leaders more than they weaken them.100%agree · 12Lobbying against safer technology to protect your industry's income is wrong, even when it's legal.100%agree · 9When a parent kills her children while in the grip of severe postpartum psychosis, she should not be held criminally responsible for those deaths.50%agree · 2A person convicted of a serious crime who has genuinely suffered from mental illness deserves a different legal outcome than someone who acted with full awareness.50%agree · 2When a government fires the editor of a military news outlet, that is a political act — not an editorial one.100%agree · 2A media outlet creating an AI system trained on its editor's writing style and editorial judgment — to produce content in their voice — is a legitimate editorial tool, not a threat to journalistic integrity.50%agree · 2When a public health agency's internal communications contradict what it told the public during a crisis, the officials responsible should face formal accountability — not just historical judgment.100%agree · 2This is a test question0%agree · 2Police body cameras protect the public more than they protect officers — departments that resist expanding their use are prioritizing institutional comfort over accountability.100%agree · 1A private company that controls critical military infrastructure should not be able to restrict or cut off that access unilaterally — governments must retain override authority.0%agree · 1When a prestigious international prize is awarded to someone whose record is genuinely contested, the prize itself loses credibility — regardless of the committee's intentions.100%agree · 1The United States should maintain a permanent military presence in Europe — withdrawing forces would leave European democracies unable to defend themselves.0%agree · 1A third major political party would improve American democracy — the two-party system no longer represents enough of the country to function well.100%agree · 1Expressing a dissenting opinion on a contested social issue should never be treated as a criminal matter — even if others find it deeply offensive.100%agree · 1When a president bans specific news outlets from official government access, that crosses a line that no legitimate criticism of the press can justify.100%agree · 1When a president selectively bans specific news outlets from official access, that is a threat to press freedom — regardless of how critical those outlets have been.100%agree · 1When a scientific study linking a natural disaster to climate change turns out to use flawed methods, it does more damage to public trust in climate science than climate skeptics ever could.100%agree · 1When someone is publicly accused of a serious crime online and later cleared, social media platforms should be legally required to remove the accusations — not just allow them to remain.100%agree · 1The wars launched after 9/11 made the United States less safe in the long run — not more.100%agree · 1Giving cash directly to people released from prison is a more effective way to reduce reoffending than supervision programs or job-training requirements.0%agree · 1Short-form video platforms are designed in ways that make it genuinely difficult for users to stop watching — and that design is a form of manipulation, not just a feature.100%agree · 1When a news outlet links a political candidate's religion to a terrorist attack in a headline, that is bigotry — regardless of the outlet's editorial intent.100%agree · 1Naturalized citizens should have the same right to run for elected office as people who were born citizens.100%agree · 1When a news outlet kills a reporter's story for political reasons rather than journalistic ones, the reporter is right to resign rather than stay silent.100%agree · 1Piracy is a service problem — people pay when paying is easier, and always have.100%agree · 1Sports are the last thing keeping live TV alive, and the prices prove it.100%agree · 1Feeling like you know a podcaster is normal now — a voice in your ear three hours a week is real time spent.100%agree · 1Streaming has quietly rebuilt cable — bundles, ads, rising prices and all.100%agree · 1