This week marked International Women’s Day and the start of Women’s History Month. A lot has happened in the lead-up to this week. Nikki Haley, the first female candidate to enter the 2024 race for the White House, announced her candidacy a few weeks ago. Comments about her gender and […] Read more »
2023 Edelman Trust Barometer: Navigating a Polarized World
2022 was supposed to have been the year when the world emerged from the pandemic, with a promised return to normal life and an economic boom. Instead, we got an unprecedented Russian invasion of Ukraine, spiraling commodity prices, greater global food insecurity, skyrocketing interest rates, continued climate shocks, strict Covid […] Read more »
Americans more skeptical about social media than rest of world
It’s hard to overemphasize the impact social media has had on the national political landscape over the past two decades. The sources we choose to follow and the algorithms that form around us not only impact the color and tone of the news we get, but in many ways they […] Read more »
Many around the world feel the system is broken. Can we do anything?
Over the past few years, there has been a string of populist victories. From Brexit in 2015 to Trump’s victory in 2016, they have been the canary in the coal mine for surging anti-establishment sentiments worldwide. Following these two earth-shattering wins, anti-establishment candidates continued their victory march in places like […] Read more »
In Praise of Skepticism: Trust but Verify
Keynote online lecture by Prof. Pippa Norris (Harvard University, USA) at the WAPOR 75th annual conference on November 11, 2022 in Dubai, UAE. World Association for Public Opinion Research The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up here: opiniontoday.substack Read more »
The U.S. Should Continue Supporting Ukraine—Americans Want To
The Ukrainian liberation of western Kherson Oblast on November 11 was a major victory. It has not ended the terrible pressure under which Ukrainians find themselves, however. … Americans, fortunately, seem to agree that the US should continue to support Ukraine militarily and financially despite hinted Russian nuclear threats. A […] Read more »