New Poll Suggests Americans Are Straying From Founders’ Core Values

The percentage of Americans who say such things as patriotism, community involvement, and religion are ‘very important’ to them has plunged since the late 1990s.

AP/J. David Ake
An early morning view of the U.S. Flags on the National Mall and the U.S. Capitol. AP/J. David Ake

A new poll commissioned by the Wall Street Journal suggests that Americans, especially younger ones, are veering away from the values and priorities that have underpinned the country’s psyche as far back as its founding in the 18th century.

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