A Week of Open Questions

The Weekly Pulse · week ending 2026-07-19

No standout vote tallies landed in our lap this week, but the question pile is deep — 120 new polls, and some genuinely thorny ones. Here's what's still up for grabs.

Mortgage rates, meet your plans

With rates at a multi-year high, we asked how home-buying plans are holding up. The verdict is still coming in, but the mood doesn't seem breezy. See the live results →

Government sign-off for AI

Frontier models now ship only after a U.S. green light. Whether that's prudent or overreach is exactly the kind of thing our voters are chewing on. See the live results →

Betting comes for the front office

An executive was suspended over gambling, prompting the obvious question of how deep the problem runs in pro sports. The jury's still out. See the live results →

Good, or just self-interested

A perennial no-data-required debate: are most people basically good or basically out for themselves? Opinions, as ever, vary. See the live results →

The toothpaste tube divide

From the middle or the bottom — a low-stakes question that somehow ends friendships. Weigh in and reveal your character. See the live results →

If any of these caught your eye, the polls are open — cast a vote and help fill in the blanks.

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