Lee Carter on Foxnews.com: The language of Trump’s State of the Union

February 25, 2026

From his opening line of the 2026 State of the Union, Donald Trump continued to understand something that confounds his opponents: that in today’s American politics, a good story beats everything else, including statistics. In this piece for Foxnews.com, Lee Carter reflects on the power of Trump’s storytelling… and the power play of his address.

5 Steps to Navigate Synthetic Research

November 24, 2025

Synthetic research isn’t magic. It’s not snake oil, either. It’s a tool that can deliver insights faster, more affordably, and with audiences that were previously out of reach. But like any tool, it works best when you know how and when to use it. The research projects that will win aren’t the ones that blindly adopt AI research or stubbornly avoid it. They’re the ones that ask the right questions first.

Before you commit to synthetic research – or write it off entirely – here are five steps that will help you be successful.

Three Seismic Shifts in Consumer Expectations—and How Your Business Can Survive the Age of Rage 

October 28, 2025

There are moments in history when the ground beneath us moves and everyone feels it. Today, we’re living through one of those moments. Outrage is everywhere. It’s not just on the news or in your social feeds. It’s on the checkout line. It’s at the customer service desk. People aren’t simply disappointed. They’re angry. And the target of that anger is no longer just politicians or Wall Street “fat cats.” It’s any company, in any industry, that fails to measure up to a new, higher standard: fairness. Our latest research reveals three seismic shifts you need to know about what Americans expect from the companies they do business with.

Lee Carter: Opinion piece on Foxnews.com

August 12, 2025

If you wanted a case study in why so many Americans believe the system is rigged, you couldn’t script it better than what’s happening in Texas right now, according to Lee Carter in this opinion piece for FoxNews.com.

The Language of the Candidates

March 27, 2024

In this new episode of HearSay, Lee Carter and Ben Feller look at what the two presidential candidates are saying, what’s important about it – and what people should be listening for in the political months ahead.