Defense spending is a crucial element of the American economy and “some common misconceptions” often mislead the public into supporting cuts to defense programs, argue Nicholas Tatsis and Daniel Handlin in a recent op-ed for The Crimson. Contending that we must approach military spending with a focus on our long-term defense capability needs rather than yearly … Read more
The debate began with Alexander Heffner’s editorial for U.S. News & World Report in which he argued that the university has significant prestige, “but as any undergraduate who actually attends the school knows, the Harvard education is overrated.” Heffner’s pointed and harsh criticism of the university garnered a flurry of backlash from fellow students. The … Read more
Representative Peter King’s new Congressional hearings on the radicalization of American Muslims have inspired numerous comparisons to McCarthyism. King’s spotlight on Muslims may unintentionally cause a new surge of support for the community, writes Tarin Quaraishi in The Crimson. While a majority of Americans currently support King’s actions, “[a]s the hearings proceed and presumably continue … Read more
In a passionate response to AmeriCorps rally in early March, Susan Zhu writes for the Harvard Independent that she wonders whether Congress “knows the definition of ‘wasteful.’” The budget cuts would hurt programs that are “send[ing] corps members to the most at-risk regions of America, educating children, cleaning up the environment, providing basic health care … Read more
The popular idea of creating a free market for school selection ignores the underlying problems of the current public education system, writes Peter M. Bozzo in the The Crimson. While the inequities between school districts is a major concern, and school choice does have the “ability to ensure racial and socioeconomic diversity while reducing egregious … Read more
In a recent blog post for the Harvard Political Review, Max Novendstern writes that the popular choice to rally for political change isn’t really changing anything at all. Often it is merely self-serving, and “our obsession with rallying as a community is indicative of our larger failure to imagine viable alternatives.” Read the full article … Read more
In a recent post for the Perspective, Mark Warren writes in support of the unions in Wisconsin. The proposed budget cuts are simply “a case of states trying to balance their budgets by throwing their own employees under the bus, and not by negotiating economic concessions in good faith by collective bargaining, but by restricting … Read more
Major GOP candidates such as Mike Huckabee seem to be a bit fuzzy on details of American history. Humza Bokhari writes in a post for the Havard Political Review, “that this is cause for concern. He asserts that “if you’re the President of the United States, who needs to know how to avoid fighting the … Read more
Instead of fearing the economic implications of technological progress, Dylan R. Matthews suggests in The Crimson that new technology should be embraced for its potential to create a society less devoted to work. In the exploring the economics of the issue, Matthews asserts that “technological progress requires humans to do less work, but it does … Read more
In a blog post for the Harvard Political Review, Christopher Oppermann writes that the positive outlook on Japan’s economic situation after the recent disaster is naïve. The idea that the disaster could lead to economic growth does not take into account the fact that the money spent on relief does not create real growth, but … Read more