Long-term analysis of 198 countries and territories shows government restrictions on religion and social hostilities toward ...

About four-in-ten Americans (42%) say highly skilled workers should be given top priority to legally immigrate to the U.S.

In 2022, global median scores on the Center’s Government Restrictions and Social Hostilities Indexes mirrored 2021. But some ...

In 2022, governments and/or social actors harassed religious groups in 192 countries and territories out of the 198 analyzed ...

Egypt, India, Pakistan, Iran and Nigeria had the highest overall levels of restrictions on religion, among the 25 most ...

Most Americans say the minimum age to buy a gun should be raised to 21, though Democrats are more likely to say this than ...

Of the 198 places analyzed, 24 scored “very high” in our measure of government restrictions, up from 19 in 2021. For social ...

Americans’ support for legalizing marijuana has been increasing, but support varies by whether it’s for medical or ...

A majority of Americans say freedom of the press is important to the well-being of society; college graduates are most likely ...

Majorities of Americans in both parties say immigrants in the country illegally should not receive state and local government ...

Background Affirmative action can be traced to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. It is an effort to increase ...

Americans’ views differ by party and age on whether public school teachers should be allowed to lead students in Christian ...