When Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto proclaimed, “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant,” he was referring to the United States after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Today, Japan’s sleeping giant is China, but the nation’s recent aggressive actions suggest China, too, has woken up. This past November, China created an … Read more
On June 8, 1966, the American Football League and the National Football League announced that they intended to merge. Five months later, on November 8, 1966, an act to “suspend investment credit” on some types of real property was amended to confirm the tax-exempt status of large football leagues: “[anti-trust laws] shall not apply to … Read more
Last year, I read an opinion piece that criticized the Harvard student body for a lack of everyday empathy. In the well-received “Surviving in Oz,” my HPR colleague Zak Lutz called out Harvard students for demanding institutional compassion while forgetting personal kindness. Lutz wrote, “We rally to complain about University Health Services, but ignore our … Read more
Unbeknownst to many American parents and students, school systems around the country have spent the past several years completely overhauling the policies that determine how we judge the teachers in our classrooms. Since 2009, 32 states and the District of Columbia have significantly altered their policies towards teacher evaluation systems. While old systems of teacher evaluation … Read more
The recent controversy surrounding the Black Mass has yet again forced the Harvard community to confront the limits of free speech in a liberal society. Similarly to when Tyga played at Yardfest and the University chose Michael Bloomberg as the commencement speaker, we are embroiled in a divisive and emotional debate. If we want to … Read more
This article is an op-ed submitted to the Harvard Political Review by the Cultural Studies Club of the Harvard Extension School and does not reflect the views of the HPR. We are aware that many people in the community have taken offense to the planned reenactment of a Black Mass ceremony based on a literary … Read more
Whack-a-Mole Baghdad, July 2007. The sound of gunfire coming from U.S. Apache attack helicopters echoes in the streets. They have sighted what appear to be insurgents. The helicopters target them from the air. A few seconds later, as the dust and smoke clear from the scene, the aircrews comment on their work. Oh, yeah, look … Read more
In a press release that is quickly garnering media attention, the Cultural Studies Group at the Harvard Extension School revealed their underlying reasons for orchestrating a black mass this coming Monday: the group is seeking retribution for what it regards as Satan’s unjust rejection from Harvard College earlier this spring. “We were 100% certain he … Read more
“I woke in bits, like all children, piecemeal over the years. I discovered myself and the world, and forgot them, and discovered them again. I woke at intervals.” —From An American Childhood, by Annie Dillard In May 2011, the Quantified Self community held their first international conference. The movement is based on the premise that everything … Read more
It’s been a bumpy few months for pornography in America. In early September 2013, three performers in a row were “quarantined” within the industry after reportedly contracting HIV on the job. In a press conference, the performers—Cameron Bay and Rod Daily, along with Patrick Stone, who had also recently tested positive for HIV—gave an emotional … Read more