9/11 Anniversary 'Outliers'

An ABC/Post poll finds the public isn't sold on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan reducing terrorism; Gallup respondents doubt the U.S. is winning the war on terrorism.

CNN finds most Americans think the country will never completely return to normal after 9/11; a CBS/New York Times poll shows four of five Americans think the U.S. is fundamentally changed; Fox News finds Americans think 9/11 had a greater effect on the U.S. than the Vietnam war or JFK's assassination.

And AP-NORC poll finds most Americans are willing to trade freedoms to fight terrorism.

Quinnipiac compares attitudes on the 9/11 anniversary and the war on terrorism among national, New York, and New Jersey polls; Marist finds a slim majority of New York City residents plan to visit the National September 11th Memorial; Monmouth polls New Jersey residents on their plans to remember 9/11.

John Sides discusses what presidential addresses can and can't do.

Mark Mellman explains why the most important statistic to watch is change in real disposable income, not unemployment.

Nate Silver takes a look at public opinion on individual elements of Obama's jobs plan; Scott Clement has more.

Greg Sargent notes that the public supports many Obama fiscal policies even though they disapprove of his handling of the economy.

Glen Bolger contemplates Barack Obama's standing with white voters.

Dave Weigel parses a Rasmussen poll on Social Security as a Ponzi scheme (via Sullivan).

JSTOR makes early journal content free (via Shafer).

Pew Internet finds few people use online location-tagging services like Foursquare.

Nathan Yau links to a pie chart even Ed Tufte might find appealing.