(Bond funds investing in long-term government issues soared more than 20percentt last year, according to Morningstar).
In his speech to Parliament, Mr. Sharif referred to some of those issues: soaring government debt, a sagging economy, lawlessness and corruption.
According to an October Quinnipiac Poll, nearly 90percentt of Americans support background checks -- a number that is virtually unchanged since the issue soared to the forefront of our political discourse in the wake of Sandy Hook.
Both surveys listed economic issues, including soaring housing prices, inflation and the wealth gap, as fundamental reasons for public discontent.
Mr. Roh's approval ratings have plummeted because of voter anger over his handling of the economy and other bread-and-butter issues like soaring real estate prices.
This was one recent signal that addressing issues including soaring prison numbers and the system's racial disparities have been moving to the center of the political stage.
The group did not elaborate Tuesday on any specific criticism of the Constitution or the election law, but its officials did criticize Mr. Morsi over issues including soaring prices and unrest in the canal zone.
These men and women deserve our respect, gratitude and support confronting a range of "invisible wounds:" staggering levels of unemployment, mental-health issues, homelessness, soaring divorce rates and other familial problems.
The truth is, there are people from across the political spectrum who are deeply concerned about issues like soaring government debt, the inscrutable vagaries of the Federal Reserve, and the pervasive culture of corruption and graft within the government.
Delays in issuing visas soared, and applications to American graduate schools by foreign science students sank by 30%.
