In 2016, the majority of Cuban-Americans supported a candidate that made anti-immigration a cornerstone of his campaign — a choice that is difficult to reconcile with the behavior of other Latino voters. Exit polls for the greater Cuban-American population in Florida, for example, indicate that a disproportionate amount of Cuban-Americans supported Trump compared to other … Read more
A traditional tea ceremony. “…moist with the wealth of the Earth, blessed with the sweet spirit of Heaven… Chaste and true like new frost, pure like the Void, harmonizing the spirit, blending within, languidly free, effortlessly Empty.” Such was the reverence of ancient China’s poets and authors for tea, now the world’s most widely consumed … Read more
Brahma Chellaney is a professor of strategic studies at the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi and a fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin. Author of nine books, Chellaney is one of India’s leading strategic thinkers. His columns regularly appear in Project Syndicate and The Japan Times. Harvard Political Review: How has … Read more
A cursory search through the internet reveals countless alarming articles on antibiotic resistance: “Drug-resistant superbug a factor in seven deaths in Limerick”. “Nevada Woman Died From Near-Ultimate Superbug”. “‘Antibiotic apocalypse’: doctors sound alarm over drug resistance”, “A Superbug That Resisted 26 Antibiotics.” According to a 2013 CDC report on antibiotic-resistant threats to the US, more … Read more
From December 4 to December 6, Harvard Institute of Politics staff members carefully checked identification before letting anyone into the elevator of the Taubman Building at the Kennedy School of Government. Occasionally, someone would walk in and ask where the big event was being held. The attendants would then explain that visitors were not allowed … Read more
Since arriving at the Oval Office, the Trump administration has worked to tackle the United States’ massive trade deficit by pursuing aggressive tactics, especially towards China. Aimed at revising previously established trade deals and establishing tariffs, is tactics reinforce his pompous beat that “countries have been taking advantage of the United States for many years … Read more
Malala Yousafzai is a 21 year old female education activist and the youngest Nobel Prize Laureate. From the Swat Valley in northwest Pakistan, she was shot by the Taliban for her activism. On her sixteenth birthday, Malala spoke at the United Nations, calling for education accessibility. She is the author of I am Malala, an … Read more
On November 6, voters across the country rallied in anticipation of the returns on what had been a uniquely visible campaign season for midterm elections. Yet many Americans, consumed by hopes for or fears of a “blue wave,” may have missed another wave rising in its wake: a nation-wide surge of progressive ballot proposals. Massachusetts … Read more
So far, climate change hasn’t offered us a pretty picture of the future. Water scarcity, extreme heat, rising oceans—there isn’t much cheer in the voice of scientists as they describe our planet at 900 parts per million (ppm) CO2, an atmospheric measure of carbon dioxide that is over double today’s concentration. According to some scientists, … Read more
Chris Pappas ’02 is the Democratic representative-elect from NH-1. He previously served two terms in the New Hampshire House of Representatives before becoming the treasurer of Hillsborough County. In 2014, he was elected to the New Hampshire Executive Council. Pappas earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Harvard College in 2002. Harvard Political Review: … Read more