Sir Bill English was New Zealand’s 39th Prime Minister. He spent 27 years in Parliament and served as Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister from 2008 to 2016. Harvard Political Review: During the global financial crisis (GFC), you chose not to introduce a formal fiscal stimulus, in contrast to many other governments. How did you … Read more
Photo by Lindsey Bouldin At the election watch party at the Institute of Politics, the atmosphere was brimming with chatter and excitement. All around the room, students and politically active citizens were glued to their laptop screens and the screens of the large televisions on the wall. The flags of all America’s states were on … Read more
Antonio Villaraigosa served as the mayor of Los Angeles from 2005 to 2013. He was a member of the California State Assembly from 1994 to 2000 and Speaker of the Assembly from 1998 to 2000. Time Magazine has named him as one of “25 Most Influential Hispanics In America.” Harvard Political Review: LA Metro is … Read more
Fridays in Jordan have a magical quality about them, as thousands of Muslims congregate in mosques to pray alongside their neighbors. For many, it is also water day — when enormous government water trucks fill tanks on the roofs of homes and businesses. For the average family, this tank holds approximately 1,000 gallons and will … Read more
They had been camped outside University Hall since 5 a.m. Charged with cups of Dunkin Donuts coffee, the student activists of Divest Harvard managed to block the entrance to the building for a full day of classes on March 29, 2017. The rally they staged that afternoon represented the culmination of a five-year-campaign for the … Read more
With 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, and 36 governorships up for election, it was expected that the battleground for the 2018 midterm election would be a large one. But even with these expectations, some close races are popping up in unexpected places. Even though South Dakota voted for President Donald Trump by 30 percentage … Read more
Brian A. McClendon is a former Vice President of Engineering at Google and creator of Google Earth. He is the Democratic nominee for Kansas Secretary of State. Harvard Political Review: You have spent much of the last three decades working in tech, and you have never run for office. What motivated you to run for … Read more