Tim Roemer was first elected to serve Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives, and served through 2003. In May, 2009, President Obama nominated Mr. Roemer to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to India, a role he filled until April, 2011. Harvard Political Review: What was your inspiration for entering politics? Tim Roemer: Two things … Read more
David S. Muir worked in global marketing for fifteen years prior to becoming Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Director of Political Strategy in 2007. Mr. Muir came to the Institute of Politics this fall as a Visiting Fellow. Harvard Political Review: How did your business background help you as a political strategist? David Muir: Coming from … Read more
I began my Wednesday night around 9:30 feeling mildly inconvenienced: my printer was out of ink and I had a paper that needed to be printed. On my way out of the Yard to Staples, I was stopped by security officers and told to wait a minute before leaving. The Occupy Harvard protest was happening … Read more
Stuxnet: Anatomy of a Computer Virus from Patrick Clair on Vimeo. This article is the first in a collaboration between the Harvard Political Review and the Harvard College Tech Review designed to jointly publish the best collegiate writing at the intersection of technology and politics. Visit the HCTR here. The Duqu worm, recently discovered in Iran … Read more
I exited the Harvard Square T station at 9:50 PM tonight, and told myself I’d be in my room doing homework by 10 PM. It is now 1:34 AM and I am sitting in a tent in Harvard Yard, trying to do my best to explain how I got here and what exactly happened in … Read more
The following is an answer key, provided by an anonymous source, for a midterm in Economics 1500: Applied Economics, an honors course at Harvard. Answers are in red. The exam is set to take place tomorrow. The Harvard Political Review does not take responsibility for the accuracy of the material. Ec 1500: Applied Economics Harvard University Ec 1500 … Read more
As world population quickly approaches the seven billion mark, examining the emerging challenges, opportunities, and implications of a growing youth population remains more pertinent than ever. The rising concentration of youth in developing countries and the possibility of a fall in birth rates indicates that many developing countries could face bulges in the number of … Read more
Harvard is one of the most diversely talented colleges in the country, and many times students don’t even know the extent of their peer’s abilities. In our new series, we interview and showcase some of the college’s best artists and their work. HPR: Hey Meredith, thanks for taking time out to meet with me and to … Read more
One journalist’s account of Occupy Harvard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGAmMy9g6EU
Biutiful is not the usual blockbuster, if compared to the Hollywood masterpieces of either money or talent we usually watch. Yet Biutiful is a mainstream film nonetheless. It follows a pattern already well precluded by international directors who try to portray Europe and the Europeans in the least romantic way possible, but still fail. If you are … Read more