Pew Archives - Ethics & Public Policy Center

The Mood of America

By Peter Wehner / Commentary Magazine / Posted on December 12, 2014

A new survey shows that Americans are deeply dissatisfied with the conditions of the nation (especially economically) and unusually pessimistic about the future.

A Vacuum of Leadership

By Mona Charen / National Review - December 8, 2014 issue / Posted on December 5, 2014

Bret Stephens’s new book America in Retreat supplies the intellectual case for confident, world-spanning leadership by the United States.