Issues
One Woman's Reaction: US Representative Todd Akin on Rape and Pregnancy
Julia Sneden writes: Isn’t it odd that the very people who keep saying we need to get the government out of our lives, at the same time condone legislation insisting that more than half the population needs its government to tell them what to do or not to do with their wombs? more »
Todd Akin's "Forcible rapes hardly ever result in pregnancy": A 1996 Study About Rape-related Pregnancies
The national rape-related pregnancy rate is 5.0% per rape among victims of reproductive age (aged 12 to 45); among adult women an estimated 32,101 pregnancies result from rape each year. more »
Why Don't They Vote: Who Are the Unlikelies?
“There is a huge block of Americans who are never asked their opinions because they are immediately screened out once they’ve indicated that they are not registered or unlikely to vote. It is the first poll taken this year that exclusively looks at this segment of the population." more »
Canadian Exceptionalism: Optimism About Immigration
Canadian public opinion has been supportive of immigration for a long time and support has been increasing over recent decades, a time of economic uncertainty and concerns over foreign terrorists.ompared to the citizens of other developed immigrant-receiving countries, Canadians are by far the most open to and optimistic about immigration. more »
