Campaign finance reform is back in the news. For the first time since the January 2010 ruling of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court is revisiting campaign finance in its evaluation of the constitutionality of the 1998 Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Act, which “provides subsidies to candidates for state offices who agree to … Read more
Last week, one of my male friends told me that one of my female friends was “too intense for a boyfriend.” He clarified, “it’s not that she’s not pretty, I think many people find her attractive … I just don’t think there are boys that she’s attracted to.” As a woman at Harvard, I was … Read more
“Why Tolerance is Not Enough: Myths about Pluralism” seemed a promising enough discussion, and in theory the topic and speakers were perfect choices. The Veritas Forum event on March 4 was described as an exploration of “the myths and challenges behind our new religious reality,” and with Dr. Diana Eck, a Harvard Professor of Comparative … Read more
7:15pm. I’m sitting here watching folks shuffle out of the room. Maybe it was just the jitteriness of the audience or the fact that I’m prone to get sentimental about things like this, but I have to admit, I was moved. It’s almost unsettling. Cantor claims that Republicans are the party of creation and of … Read more
In today’s Crimson, the editorial staff rules on the 300 likely letters that the College will send out to select members of this year’s senior class. Its main objection is to the fact that roughly two-thirds of the letters go to recruited athletes. Instead, the board believes that they should “give equal weight to a … Read more
There are some issues about which we talk too much and do not listen enough. The presence or absence of ROTC on the Harvard campus is one of these issues. This blog alone has gone back and forth on whether ROTC should come back, and there has been ample disagreement between the right and the … Read more
10 all-star professors from diverse fields come together at Sanders Theater for the second Harvard Thinks Big event, because as host Peter Davis ’12 puts it, “ideas and the pursuit of them .. are at the center of the Harvard experience”. Here are some of the best parts. 8:09 Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law, takes … Read more
Monday marked the second time I have stepped into Memorial Church. As an atheist, I’ve marveled at the beauty of the venue but have had little motivation to attend specific events. Piqued by the emails titled “From Guns to Pastries” and the mentions of one “Homeboy Industries,” I decided to sit in on Monday’s service … Read more
Just as many students, both republicans and democrats, cheered the repeal of the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy,” and saw it as a positive step towards bringing proper recognition to a small group of students called to perform in the utmost service, some on campus took the repeal as a way to continue to press … Read more
As DNC Chair Tim Kaine delivered a largely predictable speech at Kirkland House last Thursday, Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN) spoke boldly about “Fixing Congress” as part of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics Public Lecture Series at Harvard Law School. Cooper’s most provocative proposal was to change the pay structure for members of Congress. … Read more