YouTube, perhaps the Internet’s first major, and undoubtedly largest, video-sharing platform, has been the home of a vast array of content in its more than 10 years of existence. But somewhere between the viral cat videos, the pop music, and the talk show hosts is an ever larger number of individuals who utilize the … Read more
After graduating from Harvard College in 1974, McGee worked as a reporter for Newsweek magazine in its New York and Washington bureaus. He joined HBO after graduating from Harvard Business School in 1979. During the course of his 34-year career with the company, he held posts in a wide range of areas including family programming, … Read more
“The future promise of any nation can be directly measured by the present prospects of its youth.” —John F. Kennedy Since its founding in 1966 as a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy, the Institute of Politics at Harvard University has encouraged generations of Harvard students to pursue careers in politics … Read more
Alexander Burns is a political reporter for The New York Times, covering both New York politics and the 2016 presidential election. Prior to joining the Times, he was a reporter and editor for Politico, where he covered congressional and Senate elections and the 2012 presidential race. A 2008 graduate of Harvard College, Burns was editor-in-chief … Read more
Senator Alan Simpson served as a United States Senator from Wyoming from 1979 to 1997. In 2010, Simpson was appointed by President Barack Obama to co-chair the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform with Democrat co-chair Erskine Bowles. Simpson was the Director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard University from 1998 to 2000. Harvard Political … Read more
Andrew Effron, Director of the Military Justice Review Group, was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in 1996 and served as Chief Judge from 2006 to 2011. Prior to joining the Court, he held positions in both the legislative and executive branches of the government, including service as the … Read more
Political theory need not be boring. Neither, according to Jeremy Waldron, is it always as “political” as it ought to be. In a highly readable and unusually entertaining collection of essays entitled Political Political Theory: Essays on Institutions, published by Harvard University Press in 2016, Waldron demonstrates that political theory can and should be far … Read more
Fourteen years ago, on May 7, 2002, Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Tara Maclay finally earned a moment of happiness after a season of relationship angst. She had long awaited reconciliatory sex with her girlfriend—but just after it happened, she was shot through the heart by a stray bullet. The full story, of course, is not … Read more
During his 16-year run as host of The Daily Show, notoriously liberal host Jon Stewart welcomed many conservative politicians as guests. In fact, Arizona Senator John McCain appeared as a guest on the program more than any other politician—13 times. The show’s new host, comedian Trevor Noah, continued the tradition by hosting GOP presidential candidate … Read more
The Graduate School of Education’s recent report on new college admission guidelines, though well intentioned, could severely skew the admissions system and harm the low-income students for whom it purports to advocate. The report proposes an admission system that de-emphasizes standardized tests and long lists of extracurricular activities, while emphasizing service-based activities. This proposal limits … Read more