Month: April 2016

In March, Donald Trump let loose one of the more memorable lines of the election season: “If they’re small, something else must be small. I guarantee you there’s no problem.” But while Trump may have cleared up confusion about his hand length, recent data collected by the Harvard Public Opinion Project’s Spring 2016 Poll shows that … Read more

According to the spring 2016 Harvard Public Opinion Project poll, capitalism does not appear to be a dominant economic system in the minds of Millennials. Questions over self-identification, attitudes toward Wall Street, and trade policy point toward a generation that lacks the firm belief in capitalism that has dominated in the United States these past … Read more

According to the Spring 2016 Harvard Public Opinion Project poll, 59 percent of young American women support feminism. However, just 35 percent of their male counterparts do. The overall Millennial figure splits the difference—49 percent, essentially half, of Americans between the ages of 18 and 28 support the movement. However, HPOP’s data suggests that this … Read more

According to the most recent results of the Harvard Public Opinion Project, less than half of Millennials—only 42 percent—support the idea of capitalism, while even fewer—just 19 percent—identify as capitalists themselves. It seems the basis of the American economy, and the cornerstone of American society, is now in doubt. If not capitalism, what, then, do … Read more

People in the United States enjoy a great amount of freedoms. Unfortunately, one of the most exercised rights of a U.S. citizen is the “freedom” to refuse to take part in the democratic process—the freedom not to vote. Of course, not all who don’t vote actively choose not to do so. Many people just don’t … Read more

Pressing challenges like financial regulation, health care, and income inequality have been at the foreground of the 2016 presidential election. Some presidential candidates’ proposals to address these issues have been highly controversial, and according to Harvard Public Opinion Project’s Spring 2016 Poll, young Americans are not confident in the current state of politics to meet … Read more

For the first time in six years, trust in American institutions among young Americans between 18 and 29 years has increased. According to the Spring 2016 Harvard Public Opinion Project poll, trust levels in six out of ten institutions tested in the survey reversed their decline, while one stayed stagnant. Among the six institutions, the … Read more

Following the New York Primary, which resulted in substantial victories for the frontrunners in both parties, it appears more likely than ever that the general election in November will be a contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. These two candidates are among the most widely disliked of any major presidential candidates in American history. … Read more