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120-year text analysis reveals how society’s view of lawyers’ personalities has shifted

120-year text analysis reveals how society’s view of lawyers’ personalities has shifted

Published by José Betancourt

A recent study published in Personality and Individual Differences provides evidence that public perceptions of lawyers’ personalities have shifted significantly over the past 120 years. By analyzing millions of books, researchers found that society tends to view lawyers as highly conscientious and open to new experiences, but increasingly lacking in warmth. These findings suggest that the way we write about legal professionals reflects broader cultural and historical changes in the workplace and society. Throughout history, legal professionals have occupied a complicated place in the public imagination. People often expect them to act as defenders of justice, yet they also frequently face criticism for being self-serving or morally ambiguous. These conflicting stereotypes shape how much the public trusts the legal system. Whether society views a lawyer as a noble advocate or a manipulative operator directly impacts their professional authority. Because of this tension, researchers wanted to understand exactly how societal descriptions of lawyers have changed over time. “The idea came from both TV/film portrayals and real-world legal cases. We noticed that lawyers are often described in …

A new Gallup poll shows how Americans’ sympathies have shifted in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

A new Gallup poll shows how Americans’ sympathies have shifted in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published by Sam Flores

WASHINGTON (AP) — American sympathies in the Middle East have shifted dramatically toward the Palestinians, according to new Gallup polling, after decades of overwhelming support for the Israelis. That shift accelerated during the war in Gaza. Three years ago, 54% of Americans sympathized more with the Israelis, compared with 31% for the Palestinians. Now, their support is about evenly balanced, with 41% saying their sympathies lie more with the Palestinians, and only 36% saying the same about the Israelis. The numbers reflect how support for Israel has become deeply contentious in the U.S., with profound implications for American politics and foreign policy. The changing sentiment has been largely driven by Democrats, who are now much more likely to sympathize with Palestinians. U.S. assistance to Israel has been a major dividing line in the party’s primaries this year. Gallup’s data indicates that the shift was already happening before Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, then increased during Israel’s subsequent military operations in Gaza. The polling has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 …

How Trump’s treatment of the vulnerable shifted the US Catholic bishops’ politics

How Trump’s treatment of the vulnerable shifted the US Catholic bishops’ politics

Published by Sam Flores

(RNS) — From the first days of President Donald Trump’s second term, the U.S. Catholic bishops have repeatedly pushed back on administration policies. While their most frequently stated concerns have addressed the Department of Homeland Security’s deportation effort, they haven’t hesitated to speak out on other issues. On Jan. 22, 2025, after the newly inaugurated president issued a raft of executive orders on everything from DEI to TikTok, the bishops responded by officially condemning the spirit behind the policies. Trump’s executive orders, wrote Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, then-president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which “focused on the treatment of immigrants and refugees, foreign aid, expansion of the death penalty, and the environment, are deeply troubling and will have negative consequences, many of which will harm the most vulnerable among us.” They went on to say, “The use of sweeping generalizations to denigrate any group, such as describing all undocumented immigrants as ‘criminals’ or ‘invaders,’ to deprive them of protection under the law, is an affront to God, who has created each of us …

Politics Home | Public Opinion On Digital ID Has Not Shifted Since Move To Make It Optional

Politics Home | Public Opinion On Digital ID Has Not Shifted Since Move To Make It Optional

Published by Sam Flores

4 min read5 hr New polling shared with PoliticsHome suggests that public opinion of digital ID has not shifted after the government removed the mandatory element of the policy. A Savanta survey, carried out in recent days and shared exclusively with PoliticsHome, found that the public is broadly split on whether they would sign up to the government’s proposed digital ID scheme, with fewer than half saying they would be likely to take part. Forty-one per cent of people said they would be likely to sign up to the optional digital ID scheme being planned by the Labour government, compared to 48 per cent who said they would be unlikely to use it.  Meanwhile, eight per cent of respondents said they used to support digital ID but now oppose it, and 9 per cent said they used to oppose it and now support it, indicating little overall change in public opinion despite changes to the policy. Overall, 36 per cent of respondents said they support the scheme, and 42 per cent said they oppose it. Savanta’s Chris Hopkins said …

Europe shifted right — it’s time centrists do too, says Manfred Weber – POLITICO

Europe shifted right — it’s time centrists do too, says Manfred Weber – POLITICO

Published by Sam Flores

But Weber was adamant he had done nothing wrong, saying: “I want to stop populism and anti-Europeans,” and adding that he’s happy to work alongside the centrist parties, but they need to listen to voters. The outcome of the 2024 EU election, which changed Parliament’s arithmetic in favor of right-wing and far-right parties, “has to be reflected” and “translated” into policy to show that Brussels is listening to its citizens, Weber said. There are more challenges to come for the old coalition — a deregulation package targeting environmental rules, a reversal of the ban on combustion engines, and a bill to boost deportations of migrants. “We can solve problems in the center when it is about the questions of migration, the big fear and uncertainty for a lot of people who are afraid to lose jobs … we have to take this seriously.” According to Weber, the way to fight Euroskeptic and populist parties is by tackling the issues they campaign on: “Please also consider … what we have to do to take away the campaign …