Daily Signal,
by
Star Parker
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7/25/2026 2:58:35 PM
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Amid celebrations of our nation’s 250th birthday, Gallup serves up a sobering portrait of general dissatisfaction with our nation’s core institutions.
“Confidence in U.S. institutions Remains Near All-Time Low,” reports Gallup.
Of 14 core institutions—banks, big business, labor, the presidency, Congress, schools, health care, etc.—only 27% say they have “a great deal/quite a lot of confidence,” one point above the all-time low for this average.
In 1979, the percentage expressing “a great deal/quite a lot of confidence” in these 14 core institutions stood at 48%.
One explanation is the double-edged sword of the growth of government. More government means more inefficiency.