Headlines on November 7 proclaimed “Tammy Baldwin wins Wisconsin Senate seat, becoming first openly gay U.S. Senator.” Baldwin had managed a stunning five-point victory, defeating former governor Tommy Thompson in one of 2012’s most-watched Senate races. The “first openly gay U.S. Senator” moniker has followed Baldwin in all subsequent media coverage; rarely does her name make the … Read more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMa-yfs1rzY&width=665 What is the situation in Azawad, Mali, and what are the lessons that we can learn from there for similarly situated countries? Staff writer Matthew Disler ’16 talks about his article “A Mirage in the Sahara: The Fragility of Azawad” in the 2012 winter issue of the Harvard Political Review. Read the full article here. … Read more
On August 30, 2012, Harvard University released a public statement about a cheating scandal “unprecedented in its scope and magnitude” that took place among 125 accused students during the spring 2012 academic term in the government course “Government 1310: Introduction to Congress.” In response to the scandal, Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust suggested, “There is … Read more
Over the course of her run for Senate, Elizabeth Warren used one rhetorical punch line seemingly more than any other: “I’ve run exactly one campaign in my life,” she would begin, accompanying her words with sharp jabs of the left hand, “and that was the campaign to get the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.” Sometimes, she … Read more
On November 6, 2012, Chris Murphy swept past Republican challenger (and former WWE tycoon) Linda McMahon. He earned 55% of the popular vote and won 7 of Connecticut’s 8 counties. On January 3, 2013, Murphy was officially sworn into office to become the Junior Senator from Connecticut. At 39, he is the youngest Senator serving … Read more
There’s an old saying that “if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it’s probably a duck.” The phrase has been historically used when identifying Communists, but it also applies to newly-elected Senator Angus King (I-ME)—who looks like, swims like, and quacks like a Democrat. King is pro-choice, … Read more
Like most seasoned American disaffecteds, I was anything but excited about sitting through last year’s low-intensity Obama-Romney slugfest. Of much more significance than my night spent at Harvard Obama headquarters (correction: the IOP), I’ve had the fortune of being on the ground to experience two momentous Middle Eastern elections in the last seven months. Studying at Alexandria … Read more
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The sun rises over the Capitol in Washington, D.C. the morning of inauguration and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, as the massive crowd slowly trickles onto Capitol Hill and the National Mall. Despite the chilly weather, thousands of excited citizens begin gathering a couple of hours before sunrise to vie for prime spots from which to … Read more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV2AwL9x2xk&width=665 What are the reasons that we should be concerned about cybersecurity today? Staff writer Tom Silver ’16 talks about his article “Hacking Homeland: How Do We Prevent a Cyber Pearl Harbor?” in the 2012 winter issue of the Harvard Political Review. Read the full article here. You can access additional content by subscribing to … Read more