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 • 19-10-2016
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 • 13-10-2016
How we vote Although we like to think that our vote is solely the outcome of rational deliberation, research demonstrates the various influences on our political preferences. Even the language that is used might impact our ideological leanings. Jojanneke van der Toorn • 17-03-2014
