The East Asian Powder Keg

The East Asian Powder Keg

In 1906, England launched the HMS Dreadnought. Although it bore the name of a half dozen ships before it, this Dreadnought was so much more powerful than its predecessors that it became the gold standard of power on the seas, ushering in a new generation of warships with bigger guns and steam turbine power plants. … Read more

One Harvard

The Harvard Campaign publicly launched a little less than two months ago, when the university announced that it would seek to raise $6.5 billion in what is primed to be the largest single fundraising effort in higher education to date. In addition to initiatives focused on financial aid, house renewal, and Harvard’s global impact, the … Read more

David Keene: The Elephant and Its Right Flank (Fall 1976)

In 1976, still dealing with the fallout from Watergate, Republicans and conservatives from around the country and across the ideological spectrum used the presidential nominating process as a proxy for debating the future of the GOP: would it continue with the mainline “law and order” Republicanism represented previously by Nixon, and then by incumbent President … Read more

Evan Bayh: Former Senator and Governor of Indiana

Evan Bayh served as Governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997 and Senator from Indiana from 1999 to 2011. He currently serves as co-chair of No Labels, an organization seeking to promote bipartisan cooperation and problem solving. Harvard Political Review: After the government shutdown, many people were pessimistic about the chances for bipartisanship in Washington. … Read more