After taking the last final of every semester, I fall into a routine. Its start marks the end of a marathon of papers and exams that only seems to get harder each year. And each time it culminates in one of the most rewarding realizations. It’s 12:01 P.M. on the last Saturday of the fall … Read more
Nominated by President Obama as Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Gil Kerlikowske has been serving in this position since 2014. In this role, he has the responsibility of both protecting national security objectives while promoting economic prosperity, all while running the largest federal law enforcement agency. Prior to this experience, he served as … Read more
Mayor Derek Corrigan of Burnaby, British Columbia speaks to a worried crowd about a Kinder Morgan pipeline to be built in their town (Credit: Mark Klotz, Flikr.). In late 2014, the Harvard Management Company purchased an utterly whopping $97,944,000 in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners public equity and $47,925,000 in Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) public equity. … Read more
Most issues in U.S. politics exist at the extremes. Should the government expand public health care or expel it? Should the United States open its borders or slam them shut? Should Congress advance gun control measures or retract them? In each instance, significant ground stands between the opposing sides. This trend is observed both within … Read more
The Image of the Common Enemy In recent years, the question of whether the European Union as a fundamental idea can succeed has become louder and louder. First the Euro crisis, and now the refugee crisis have divided the European Union, disrupting the image of a community of unified, equal member states. But then … Read more
If you leave your backdoor open, you’re letting anyone in. Now, the United States government is asking technology companies to build them a backdoor to American communication technologies. Such a door would allow the government to bypass the security of American devices to access all of our data. With the click of a button, our … Read more
The tattered flag of the Syrian government flying in Aleppo. Toufik laughs outwardly at my question. “No, there’s no party scene at all. You’d be lucky to meet cool people in your classes and go to cool places after school was out.” He continues, describing his dissatisfaction with the college nightlife in Syria. “No Greek … Read more
Richard Stengel is the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, providing global strategic leadership of all Department of State public diplomacy and public affairs engagement. After working alongside Nelson Mandela on his autobiography, he later served as associate producer for the 1996 Oscar-nominated documentary, Mandela. As former managing editor of TIME … Read more
In every city he’s visited, every rally he’s held, Donald Trump has incited both virulent protests and unbridled—frequently nativist—patriotism. On March 13, Trump demonstrated his ability to draw crowds at a rally in the Sunset Cove amphitheater in Boca Raton, Florida. The amphitheater was filled almost to its capacity of 6,000 people. “Let’s call them … Read more
In early December 2015, Chinese president Xi Jinping promised $60 billion for African development projects, capping off a year that saw trade between China and African countries grow to $220 billion. With steadily increasing trade and aid flows, China remains at the forefront of the global push to increase engagement with the African continent. Given … Read more