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Friday, November 20, 2009
 
 
SCHOLARS & FELLOWS
 
Karlyn Bowman
Senior Fellow
 
 
RESOURCES
 
 
RESEARCH AREAS
 
  • Public opinion and polls
  • U.S. politics
  • Media
Contact E-mail: kbowman@aei.org Phone: 202-862-5910 Fax: 202-862-7178 Assistant: Andrew Rugg Assistant E-mail: andrew.rugg@aei.org Assistant Phone: 202-862-5917   Biography
 
Karlyn Bowman compiles and analyzes American public opinion using available polling data on a variety of subjects, including the economy, taxes, the state of workers in America, environment and global warming, attitudes about homosexuality and gay marriage, NAFTA and free trade, the war in Iraq, and women's attitudes. In addition, Ms. Bowman has studied and spoken about the evolution of American politics because of key demographic and geographic changes. She has often lectured on the role of think tanks in the United States, has written the definitive history of AEI, and writes a weekly column for Forbes.com.
 
Experience
  • Columnist, Forbes.com, 2008-present
  • Contributor, "Datapoints," The American, 2007-present
  • Columnist, "POLLitics," Roll Call, 1995-2007
  • Editor, "Opinion Pulse," The American Enterprise, 1995-2006
  • Editor, The American Enterprise, 1990-95
  • Managing Editor, Public Opinion, 1979-90
  • Fellow, Institute of Politics, JFK School of Government, Harvard University, 1985 
 
Education
 
B.A., University of Wisconsin
 
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Articles and Commentary [List all]

While Soviet communism may be on the ash heap of history, American attitudes toward Russia are undergoing a transformation once again.

It is misguided to believe that polls show people having firm opinions about specific provisions of complex legislation or understanding their implications.

This summer, Obama's approval rating appeared to be tanking, but his ratings have stabilized--what is the explanation and what is next?

 
Books [List all] The Permanent Campaign and Its Future

Eminent political scientists weigh the benefits and the costs of this state of permanent campaign and describe the kind of political system likely to emerge within it.

Public Opinion about Abortion

This monograph includes the most comprehensive and current collection of polls and trends on abortion that is available.

What's Wrong

What's Wrong contains data from hundreds of public opinion surveys conducted over the past sixty years, distilled in easy-to-read tables.

 
Events [List all] Death, Taxes, and Uncertainty: The Estate Tax in 2010 and Beyond

2010 may be the best year to die, or at least your heirs may think so. This AEI conference will examine the economic effects of the estate tax, which will be eliminated for those who die next year. Should it be extended, reformed, or abolished?

AEI Election Watch

This event is part of AEI's Election Watch series, the longest continuous election program in Washington since 1982.

Election Demographics: What We Learned in 2008, What It Means for 2010 and 2012

This second conference about "Red, Blue, and Purple America" brings back the panelists who convened in February 2008 to discuss America's changing demographic trends and electoral landscape.