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
However grudgingly, the House of Commons ought to pass Prime Minister May’s Brexit deal. There are two options available to the United Kingdom at this moment: This deal or no deal. Members advocating a ‘people’s vote,’ a rerun of the referendum to leave the European Union, are a profile in political cowardice; It is a … Read more
For the first time since negotiations began on Brexit in March 2017, British Prime Minister Theresa May and other EU member-states have finally come to a consensus. A historic agreement has been reached between the European Union and the United Kingdom that would finally allow both sides to discuss the future trade relationship post-Brexit. The cost … Read more
In late 2002, a farmer in the Guangdong province of China suddenly came down with a “strangedisease” with flu-like symptoms that quickly turned deadly. His local physician, who was only able to diagnose his ailment as being “caused by a certain virus,” eventually alerted anti-epidemic officials. Upon further investigation, these officials identified his illness as … Read more
Imagine someone and their partner wanted to have a child, but they both possessed the cystic fibrosis gene, therefore leaving their future child with a hypothetical 50 percent chance of inheritance. How much would they be willing to pay to ensure that their child could avoid this gene? Now imagine if they could purchase a … Read more