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The American public estimates that 23% of Americans are gay or lesbian, little changed from the 25% estimate in 2011. These perceptions are many times higher than the actual percentage of the public who identify as gay or lesbian.

New Gallup data add evidence for the long-established connection between individual religiosity and wellbeing in the U.S.

Nearly three in 10 adults (28%) in 123 countries in 2013 say their city or area is a "good place" for gay or lesbian people to live, but attitudes range from a high of 83% in the Netherlands to a low of 1% in Pakistan and Senegal.

With the Supreme Court set to hear arguments on a challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, Gallup finds that Americans generally support giving insurance, tax, and Social Security benefits to same-sex spouses of federal employees.

For the first time in nearly a decade, more Americans say the Supreme Court is too conservative than too liberal.

In the past year, Republicans' job approval rating of the Supreme Court has surged from 26% to 65%, while Democrats' rating has plummeted from 67% to 40%.

Representing one of the largest shifts of public opinion in Gallup history, 87% of Americans approve of marriage between blacks and whites, up from 4% in 1958. Older Americans are the least likely to approve.

Married registered voters favor Republican Mitt Romney over Democrat Barack Obama, 54% to 39%. A Gallup analysis finds that marital status remains a strong predictor of ballot preference even after controlling for a number of variables.

Dahlia Lithwick joins the podcast to discuss Americans' record-low confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Although the U.S. divorce rate is falling, more Americans (73%) find divorce "morally acceptable" than before.