Joshua Lipson is the Senior World Editor of the Harvard Political Review. He and Beth are co-presidents of Harvard Students for Israel, writing on behalf of the group. The Harvard Political Review is a nonpartisan political review and a platform for student writing at Harvard. Watch this space for a letter of response from the … Read more
Joshua Lipson is the Senior World Editor of the Harvard Political Review. He and Beth are co-presidents of Harvard Students for Israel, writing on behalf of the group. The Harvard Political Review is a nonpartisan political review and a platform for student writing at Harvard. Watch this space for a letter of response from the … Read more
I will not say Governor Chris Christie did the right thing this past Friday when he vetoed a bill that sought to legalize same-sex marriage in New Jersey. But I will say that the amount of criticism he is receiving from gay and liberal activists is undeserved. Liberals cannot seriously expect a Republican of such … Read more
I will not say Governor Chris Christie did the right thing this past Friday when he vetoed a bill that sought to legalize same-sex marriage in New Jersey. But I will say that the amount of criticism he is receiving from gay and liberal activists is undeserved. Liberals cannot seriously expect a Republican of such … Read more
Last week, President Obama proposed a $3.8 trillion budget to Congress. The budget is nothing more than posturing-it has no chance of being approved by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and would create a deficit of $1.3 trillion if enacted. The budget does demonstrate, though, that Obama is not even remotely serious about getting America’s … Read more
Increasing polarization between ideologies, out-of-control campaign spending, leaders who are completely out of touch with the American public. I’m referring, of course, to the current state of the Oscars. The Academy Awards were the most politicized event in Hollywood long before Marlon Brando sent a young Apache woman onstage to accept his Oscar for The … Read more
A response to the following article by two of the Race Relations Tutors in Kirkland House can be found here. Harvard University prides itself on its ability to foster a vibrant community of students spanning countless racial, ethnic, and national groups. University President Drew Gilpin Faust outwardly aims to make Harvard an institution where … Read more
Let’s take this scenario: A highly successful politician from a well-known political family decides to run for president, starting to unofficially prepare for a run years and years in advance. Confident about their chances, they assume the title of presumptive nominee far before the primaries begin. But they can’t make the sell. Seen as polarizing, … Read more
Special Note: This response has been written by and is being posted on behalf of Sa’ed Atshan and Scott Poulson-Bryant, Race Relations Tutors in Kirkland House As the Kirkland House Race Relations Tutors, we are writing to correct the factual inaccuracies written by Naji Filali in his recent Harvard Political Review piece, “When Political Correctness is … Read more
The specter of authoritarianism looms over Hungary. Once a harbinger of democracy in eastern Europe and a symbol of hope for liberal institutionalists within the EU, the Carpathian nation of ten million has begun to reverse its twenty-year post-Soviet march toward liberalization. Through its political reversion, Hungary has provided us with a humbling reminder that democratization, … Read more