Marriage & political beliefs are correlated w/ mental health: E.g. The % saying their mental health was "excellent"/"very good" in 2022: ▪️71% for married conservative men ▪️51% for unmarried conservative women ▪️43% for married liberal women ▪️30% for unmarried liberal women

MDD has a post with lots of evidence about student activism against free speech and its effects on public attitudes toward higher ed.

In both 2022 & 2023, the Army fell ~15,000 recruits short of its goal. By 2024, the Army was the smallest it had been since 1940. In 2024, the Army lowered its recruitment goals to make target. This year, the Army increased its target by 10% but reached it 4 months early.

"Feeling thermometers" ask people to rate groups 0-100 (w/ 0 indicating "cold" feelings & 100 indicating "warm" feelings). In 2020, there were vast age & ideological gaps in feelings about ICE. E.g. Conservatives over 65 rated ICE ~60-points warmer than liberals under 24.

What's the best way to deal w/ rioting & urban unrest - "using force" or "solving racism & police violence"? ~80% of libs placed themselves on the "solving racism & police violence" end of the scale. ~75% of cons placed themselves on the "using force" end of the scale.

The number of high school students w/ a positive view the American military has dropped dramatically since the early 2000s. Young Democrats have become especially negative. E.g. b/w 2002 and 2023, the % of young Dem's saying the military does a "good job" fell by ~50-points.