On Wednesday, Harvard released a statement on its decision not to accept funds from the CARES Act’s Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. Prior to the decision, the university received public pressure after reports revealed it was slated to receive almost $9 million. President Trump even said that the university should be required to give the … Read more
This article was co-written by Chloe E.W. Levine and Oliver York. Espousing — no, exuding — patriotism has been a tacit requirement for U.S. presidential campaigns since the dawn of the nation, even as debates about the true meaning of patriotism have embroiled candidates. Who could forget the 2008 scandal in which then-Sen. Barack Obama, … Read more
This article was co-written by Abigail Romero and Jing-Jing Shen. Once bustling public spaces, now visited only by the occasional mask-wielding passerby. Funerals with no attendees. Blue tents dotting long-winded streets. These images bore into the minds of so many Americans amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Though the pandemic is not the genesis of our society’s … Read more
This article was co-written by Joy Ashford and Henry Austin. It’s hard to talk about politics with young Americans without hearing three words: “big, structural change.” While some pundits brush off young people’s frustration as adolescent rebellion or unrealistic idealism, their calls for change are in fact increasingly specific and the result of the tangible … Read more
This article was co-written by Jing-Jing Shen and Rebecca Araten. Right now, the lives of young people are fraught: worries surrounding healthcare, debt, and the cost of housing weigh heavily on young consciences. A majority of America’s youth — 50.4% — describe themselves as suffering in some way or another. They worry about what the … Read more
This article was co-written by Xavier Morales and Katie Heintz. In 2002, after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Americans were united by a common tragedy, against a common enemy. As a result, a huge majority of young Americans considered themselves patriotic: a youth survey by the Harvard Public Opinion Project at the time found that … Read more
This article was co-written by Sasha Barish and Katie Heintz. Over the course of the 21st century, the percentage of Americans who identify as “patriotic” has been falling. This shift is largely generational, and also differs vastly along partisan, racial, and other demographic lines, an observation supported by other analyses in this article series. In … Read more
This article was written by Harvard Political Review writer Christine Mui and Harvard Public Opinion Project staffers Kevin Wang and Yao Yin. Prior to the 2016 presidential election cycle, the Democratic Party’s slogans centered around the uplifting message of “yes, we can.” These days, one may be more likely to associate the party with the … Read more
This article was written by Harvard Political Review writer Josh Berry and Harvard Public Opinion Project staffer Charles Hua. Many would like to think that the United States of America was founded on a set of universal ideals. In reality, though, Americans have always had disagreements, ranging from the most authentic state barbeque to the … Read more
This article was co-written by Jelena Dragicevic and Brammy Rajakumar. In his farewell address to the American people, President George Washington proclaimed in 1796, “Citizens by birth or choice, of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections. The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must … Read more