Abstract This election year, the Institute of Politics and the Harvard Political Review at Harvard College co-sponsored a survey of Harvard undergraduates to collect 2012 Election predictions. Overall, 196 students participated in the survey, sharing their predictions on outcomes in the presidential, senatorial, and house races. According to a majority of those who participated in … Read more
Students, IOP fellows, and community members congregate at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum in anticipation for the first presidential debate by President Obama and Governor Romney, held on October 3, 2012 at the University of Denver. The crowd watches as Romney flashes a smile during the first presidential debate on domestic policy. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With … Read more
The Eurozone’s tumultuous struggle to extricate itself from its sovereign debt crisis has dominated international headlines since 2009. However, only recently has any substantive progress been made by policymakers. The combination of the European Central Bank becoming the effective lender of last resort for Eurozone members through its new bond-buying program, and the German Constitutional … Read more
Big news out of Chicago today, and, no, I’m not talking about Obama For America Headquarters. I’m talking about Hallas Hall. The Chicago Tribune reports that Jay Cutler is voting for the only politician that measures up to his considerable standards of social aptitude: Mitt Romney. It is unclear if the notoriously likable Cutler’s endorsement will be able … Read more
Like most of my colleagues, I plan on spending tomorrow night watching the returns with baited breath, matching state calls with my own personal forecast. And though it’ll be my first presidential election accompanied by Twitter, hard liquor, and neo-Georgian surroundings, the air will be heavy with a tangle of anticipation, jubilation, and dejection as … Read more
This election, I will not be voting for Barack Obama. To be fair, I won’t be voting at all. Before I arouse the wrath of slogan-wielding youth vote activists, let me say that it’s not out of any apathy on my part, but rather due to what Harvard University officials implicitly deemed an “act of … Read more
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Photos by Gina Kim ’15 The President of Mongolia and HKS graduate ’02, His Excellency Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, addresses the challenges he dealt with while playing his role in Mongolia’s peaceful transition into capitalism and Democracy on September 19, 2012, at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Photos by Gina Kim ’15 … Read more
On July 22, 2011, a car bomb detonated in central Oslo, killing eight people and injuring an additional 209. That same day, the island Utøya was hosting a youth summer camp for the Norwegian Labor Party. A few hours after the bombing, a man posing as a police officer opened fire on the camp’s participants, … Read more
For those who oppose big government on principle, the current American political climate is a perfect storm. Support for Congress remains around 10 percent, the Afghanistan war is increasingly unpopular, and Americans are becoming more distrustful of their own government. The Tea Party’s ascendancy in 2009 demonstrated grassroots support for fiscal conservatism, and soon after, … Read more
Somewhere between Friday classes and All Soul’s Mass, I browsed through a few old emails from the Crimson (the ones ignored during midterm season). Especially considering the day, I was particularly interested in an article from John F.M. Kocsis titled “In GOP We Trust.” Growing up in Southwest Ohio I experienced much the same upbringing he … Read more