Take the largest group of Catholics in the world, add an existing dissatisfaction with the Church’s message on contraception and abortion, and finish it off with the rapid spread of the Zika virus, and you’ve got yourself the current Brazilian health crisis. First arriving in Brazil in May 2015, the Zika virus causes microcephaly in … Read more
The Zika virus, although only recently at the center of global concern, has actually been around for quite some time. First detected in Uganda in 1947, it has plagued select areas of the world, mostly in Africa, for decades. This year, Zika has broken out suddenly in at least 30 different countries and territories. In … Read more
Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, Conan O’Brien is an American comedian, writer, producer, and late-night talk show host. He is a member of Harvard’s Class of 1985, and while a student in the College, he served as president of The Harvard Lampoon. For his work on his late-night talk show, Conan, he has received a People’s Choice Award and a … Read more
On February 9, David Joseph, an unarmed African American teen, was killed by a police officer in Austin, Texas. Joseph, a student at Premier High School, had plans to further his education in college this coming fall. Joseph is just another victim of a larger national trend that needs to be reversed. In 2015, 224 … Read more
This week, the Jeb Bush campaign was unmasked as an elaborate, $150 million dollar Ponzi scheme designed to trick donors into believing George H.W. Bush’s second son could win the Republican nomination. Thousands of investors were notified of their losses when Jeb Bush dropped out of the presidential race on Saturday, following disappointing showings in … Read more
In today’s world, a computer can easily become a weapon and cyberspace a battlefield as cyber security becomes a growing national concern. A breach in the government computer system in 2014, for instance, resulted in the leak of 21.5 million Americans’ personal information. The United States is facing what CIA director John Brennan calls the … Read more
I don’t mean to brag, but I binge-watched before binge-watching was cool. Throughout elementary school, I tuned into Full House reruns with a vengeance. Every day—twice on ABC Family from three to four and twice on Nick at Nite from nine to ten—I laughed my way from season one to season eight over and over … Read more
With the unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, marking only the third time in recent memory an active justice has died, a firestorm of controversy and has erupted surrounding who his possible successor may be as well as the fate of current cases before the Court. Perhaps the most notable of these cases is … Read more
Last week a team of HPR writers and editors traveled up to New Hampshire for the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Celebration. Our StreetTalk team asked around to determine why democrats choose to support Secretary Hilary Clinton or Senator Bernie Sanders.
Donald Trump’s racist, sexist, and xenophobic diatribes have provided ample fodder for tabloids and mainstream media alike. Pundits have eagerly covered the megalomaniacal billionaire’s presidential candidacy, updating their audiences with Trump’s latest and greatest insults. Trump’s campaign has morphed into a social media phenomenon, with his bellicose tweets offering instant gratification or exasperation. Nevertheless, amid … Read more