The Harvard Public Opinion project ran an experiment. HPOP asked half of the respondents questions about –isms such as, “Do you support socialism?” In all, HPOP asked about socialism, capitalism, progressivism, patriotism, feminism, and social justice activism. The other half of respondents got similar questions like, “Do you identify as a socialist?” On the whole, … Read more
The Republican Party is losing the battle for the millennial vote. With the number of young Americans continually growing—and having exceeded that of the Baby Boomer generation in 2015—Millennials are gaining political power. Fueled by the misconception that young Americans will automatically align themselves with the Democratic Party as soon as they reach voting age, … Read more
The names Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, and Tamir Rice have entered the public vocabulary in the past several years. They usually accompany a painful, yet necessary, discussion of police violence against black Americans. Such discussions have called the integrity of the police corps into question. According to the Spring 2016 Harvard Public Opinion Project poll, … Read more
People between the ages of 18 and 29 appear to have complicated views about multilateral institutions and their ability to act in the international sphere according to Harvard Public Opinion Project’s Spring 2016 Poll. For example, only about 37 percent of respondents in this age group trust the United Nations to do “the right thing” … Read more
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
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
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
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