New Harvard CAPS – Harris Poll looks at public opinion on the Russia investigation, climate change, and terrorism. The fifth Harvard CAPS – Harris Poll, released on Friday, June 23, finds continued optimism in the economy although perceptions about the direction on the country continue to fall for the fourth month in a row. The…
CAPS – Harris Poll on Technology and Science
Latest Harvard CAPS – Harris Poll investigates shifting political and policy landscape in the country and the evolving public opinion on technology and society. The latest Harvard CAPS – Harris Poll, released this week in conjunction with The Hill, sees falling approval for President Trump in May – 45 percent vs. 48 percent last month – demonstrating…
CAPS – Harris Poll on Budget and Taxes
New Harvard CAPS – Harris Poll looks at public opinion on taxes, the Trump administrations first budget, and foreign policy on Syria and North Korea. The third monthly Harvard CAPS – Harris Poll, released this week in conjunction with The Hill, finds low approval ratings among registered voters for the U.S. tax system and continued…
Harvard Gazette interview with Nate Silver – Political Analytics Conference
Please visit the Harvard Gazette for an interview with Nate Silver in advance of the Political Analytics Conference at Harvard on Mar. 31, 2017….
New CAPS – Harris Poll to be released this week
The second monthly Harvard CAPS – Harris Poll will release its results this week in conjunction with The Hill. The nationwide poll of 2,092 registered voters was conducted online by the Harris poll in the United States between March 14-16, 2017, and looks at the newly proposed Republican healthcare legislation, the future of the Democratic…
CAPS – Harris Poll on the Trump administration
A nationwide poll of 2,148 registered voters by Harvard University’s Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) and the Harris Poll reveals a strong yearning for compromise and bi-partisanship after a tumultuous honeymoon period for the Trump administration. More than 2 in 3 registered voters (68%) believe President Trump should compromise on his agenda and work together…
CAPS Inaugural Poll Addresses Trump Agenda
Harvard CAPS Inaugural Poll Reveals What the American Public Wants the New President and the New Congress to Address Harvard University’s Center for American Politics (CAPS) launches a monthly poll series with its first post election survey. The inaugural CAPS poll, conducted November 18-21, 2016, examines public attitudes about on wide range of issues facing…
Oscar Palacio: American History, Re-Visited
American History, Re-Visited Please join us for a talk & reception on Thursday, Apr. 6, 2017, with Oscar Palacio and Robin Kelsey, Dean of Arts and Humanities Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Shirley Carter Burden Professor of Photography. The talk will begin at 4:30pm in room K262 of the CGIS Knafel Building (1737 Cambridge St.),…
Campaign Limericks
Campaign Limericks is a project by Catherine D’Ignazio, with the Institute for Infinitely Small Things, that quantitatively analyzes recent speeches by the top four presidential candidates. By remixing candidates’ top words and phrases on the campaign trail we produce limericks about politics, campaigning and the political process that were never spoken outright (but maybe should have been). These limericks are data visualizations of political speech. The color…
Video of Tocqueville Lecture with Bruce Western & Stephen Tourlentes
Presented at Harvard on Feb. 17th, 2016. More information here….