We have all witnessed the rapid societal changes throughout the Middle East over the past year. The revolution in Egypt, the flotilla incident between Turkey and Israel, the uprisings in Syria, and many others. These and the recent death of Gaddafi have raised the question: now what? On October 26, Mario Zucconi, Lecturer in Public … Read more
In the conversations I’ve had about this Wednesday’s Ec 10 walkout, I’ve noticed how few come in support for the movement, writing it off as an unfortunate case of misplaced ideals. And to a large extent, that’s true; earlier this week Jeremy wrote a consummate defense of Ec 10, whose points I find myself in … Read more
Today, several Ec 10 students plan on walking out of class to express their “discontent with the bias inherent in [the] introductory economics course.” (An open letter to Greg Mankiw gives a full description of why the students say they will be walking out.) As an economics concentrator, an Ec 10 alum, and a self-identifying liberal (on most … Read more
The following letter was sent to Greg Mankiw by the organizers of today’s Economics 10 walkout. Wednesday November 2, 2011 Dear Professor Mankiw— Today, we are walking out of your class, Economics 10, in order to express our discontent with the bias inherent in this introductory economics course. We are deeply concerned about the way … Read more
Caitlin Pendleton is a student liaison to Tad Devine this semester. As rocks hit the bus windows, Tad Devine hit the floor. While seeking footage of poverty for an advertisement in the 2002 Bolivian presidential election, Devine, one of the campaign’s media and political consultants, was on a campaign bus that strayed from the heart of … Read more
China is fairly skilled at managing contradictions – especially since its foreign policies in the Middle East and United States are one. So said Dr. John Garver, an eminent scholar of Chinese foreign policy, in his lecture at the Center for Government and International Studies on Monday afternoon. In a lecture hall of about 30 … Read more
Shortly after nine Friday evening, when Yo-Yo Ma finished leading a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday and Drew Faust announced that the cake had been cut, I made the mistake of checking Facebook on my smartphone. To my dismay, but not my surprise, I read statuses from a number of Harvard students complaining about some … Read more
2011 is a year of many anniversaries, both somber and joyous. While Harvard will celebrate its 375th anniversary on October 14, earlier this year marked the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The beginning of the Confederacy itself actually took place on December 20, 1860, with South Carolina’s Ordinance of Secession. But those first shots, … Read more
Florence Chen is a Journals liaison, or student assistant, to Ms. Moore Forbes this semester. In today’s highly partisan environment, when government shutdown debates have started to become commonplace, individuals such as Linda Moore Forbes, a current Resident Fellow at the Institute of Politics, have become more crucial than ever to our national political dialogue. … Read more
Tomorrow evening, Harvard students will fill the Yard to commemorate Columbus Day with a solemn vigil. As we know from recent experience, the classically Harvardian proclivity for candlelight and contested readings doesn’t usually end well. But rather than bungle a potentially ecumenical exercise (like mourning 9/11), the students organizing for tomorrow’s holiday plan to subvert … Read more