While traditionally privacy has referred to our ability to decide what to disclose and what to keep secret, it also entails the right to self-presentation. In Europe, this right is considered so important that members of the European Parliament have proposed enshrining a “right to be forgotten” in new privacy legislation. Such a right would … Read more
People go to Paris to see what is there, but also what is not there. Haussmann’s boulevards, the Louvre’s glass pyramid, and the spires of Notre Dame would not amount to much if they had to compete with modern skyscrapers. While most cities grapple with slums and industrial sprawl, Paris has also had to sweep … Read more
The importance of the coming years on India’s long-term viability as an international power is not lost on either local officials or international onlookers, and economic growth and internal development are crucial to the country’s future.. Economic growth rate is often used as a gauge for a countries’ commercial potential, drumming up interest in foreign companies for … Read more
Conservative positions on income inequality are often cast by the wayside. In a certain way, they are considered as fossils: They can teach us about the failures of the past, but they are never considered as any type of solution. This isn’t without reason. After all, as Josh Barro, politics editor at Business Insider, told … Read more
Mounting unemployment. Empty city blocks. Foreclosed properties. Soup lines. If not for the conspicuous signs of modernity – the 21st century high-rises, the passers-by using mobile phones – you’d be forgiven for mistaking downtown Detroit for any Depression-era American city. On July 18, 2013, the city, once an industrial powerhouse buoyed by the likes of Ford … Read more
Judicial review regarding “due process of law” impacts a range of legal fields: contract law, issues of racial equality and citizenship rights, economic regulation, and campaign finance restrictions. From its earliest interpretation of due process of law in Dred Scott v Sanford (1857), the Supreme Court has applied the term to enforce legal uniformity across … Read more
“Jesus Christ was a feminist.” Some might not believe that this statement comes from a nun whose Catholic religion often comes under fire from feminists for its stance on issues such as contraception, abortion, and female ordination. Yet Sister Florence Deacon, President of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, offers this observation based on her … Read more
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” Constitutional arguments over the First Amendment have always been legally treacherous and fraught with political strife. While the first half remains clear (“establishment of religion”), the latter half (“free exercise thereof”) has been the subject of much legal and … Read more
How does religion affect the individuals’ political views? Does religion have a place in public life? What about in government? We asked seven Harvard Political Review writers these questions. Here are their reflections. photo: urbanchristiannews.com
In the past 150 years, Mormons in America have undergone a remarkable transformation, from outcasts to central players in American politics. Nevertheless, Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign brought to the fore a series of uncomfortable truths about America’s relationship with Mormonism. Despite hopes that his campaign would break down barriers for Mormons in America, Romney’s reluctance … Read more