In 2010, only seven percent of college graduates nationally majored in the humanities, down from 14 percent in 1966. Colleges throughout the United States are currently experiencing a shift in emphasis from the humanities to more pre-professional areas of study, which are widely viewed as stepping stones to lucrative careers. Economics, for example, often leads … Read more
Jon Stewart was born in New York City and raised in suburban New Jersey. I was born in New York City and raised in suburban New Jersey. Maybe that’s why I have forgiven Stewart’s The Daily Show over the years for its many jabs at the Garden State (and for the record, there is fresh … Read more
In 2011 Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato was beaten to death after a national newspaper’s cover featured his face above the words “Hang Them.” In the summer of 2013, two gay Russian men were stabbed for their sexuality. That July, Jamaican teenager Dwayne Jones was chopped to death for cross-dressing. In August 2014, Bryan … Read more
Jon Stewart was born in New York City and raised in suburban New Jersey. I was born in New York City and raised in suburban New Jersey. Maybe that’s why I have forgiven Stewart’s The Daily Show over the years for its many jabs at the Garden State (and for the record, there is fresh … Read more
When I was a kid, it was the small things. My classmates always wanted to play with my hair, and I let them. On Halloween I was told that I couldn’t be Princess Ariel or Belle, so I had to decide between Princess Jasmine and Mulan. Jasmine was a closer match to my skin tone, … Read more
When I was a kid, it was the small things. My classmates always wanted to play with my hair, and I let them. On Halloween I was told that I couldn’t be Princess Ariel or Belle, so I had to decide between Princess Jasmine and Mulan. Jasmine was a closer match to my skin tone, … Read more
Thirty-four Harvard students staged a sit-in at Harvard University today, demanding that Harvard completely divest its endowment of the top 200 publicly traded fossil fuel companies. The peaceful protest action comes after Harvard University invested tens of millions of dollars in the fossil fuel industry this January. Shortly after 10:00 a.m. on Thursday morning, members of the … Read more
What comes to mind when you hear the word “gypsy?” Do you picture the beautiful, kind-hearted Esmeralda from Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame or women begging on the streets of Europe whom travelers are told to avoid? “Gypsy” is a racial slur used to describe the Romani people, an ethnic group dispersed throughout Central … Read more
After the MBTA suspended rail services through Tuesday, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has decided to suspend his governorship until April. Citing the failing MBTA system, an imploding budget, and a desire to sled, Baker held a press conference and admitted, “I didn’t leave the private sector for this.” A provision in the original Massachusetts Charter of … Read more
The Harvard Political Review has long dealt in the currency of ideas. For the past 46 years, the HPR has consistently delivered incisive political analysis. We have dedicated ourselves to addressing and highlighting the ideas that underlie events across Harvard’s campus, the United States, and the world. With the third annual Literary Supplement, we take … Read more