No moderation in tone at Trump's inauguration

The brand-new American President Donald Trump delivered his inaugural speech on 20 January. There was little sign of conciliation, but many signs of strong persuasion technique.

Willem van der Does • January 30, 2017

Trust the polls, just don't trust their sample

Nobody expected what happened on November 8th. In the aftermath of the election there was a lot of criticism of pollsters, since almost all polls had shown Clinton as the big favorite. Almost no pollsters got the election results right. What went wrong?

Wouter Weeda • December 19, 2016

Campaign slogans: What’s in a name?

Much has been said about Hillary Clinton’s campaign slogans. She started out with the slogan “Love trumps hate”. This one may go down in history as one of the silliest political campaign slogans ever.

Willem van der Does • November 07, 2016

How to set prejudice aside when watching a debate

The last few weeks have seen the long-anticipated debates between the Democrats’ presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and the Republican Donald Trump. The debates were very fierce and both candidates availed of every opportunity to make personal attacks.

Gert-Jan Lelieveld • October 19, 2016

The voter’s mind is already made up

I wrote this analysis several days in advance of the first debate between Clinton and Trump, because the content of the debates really doesn’t make any difference.

Willem van der Does • October 13, 2016

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No moderation in tone at Trump's inauguration

Trust the polls, just don't trust their sample

Campaign slogans: What’s in a name?

How to set prejudice aside when watching a debate

The voter’s mind is already made up