Of late, newspapers have been saturated with heart-breaking images of the plight of African and Middle Eastern refugees stumbling ashore several Greek islands under the banner “The Refugee Crisis.” Yet while recent events have obviously represented a humanitarian disaster for the desperate migrants, the crisis to which many Europeans refer is in fact how they … Read more
The European Union is currently embroiled in a refugee crisis poised to test its member states’ commitments to internationalism and liberal democracy. According to Frontex, the agency in charge of guarding the EU border, to date in 2015 over 340,000 migrants have attempted to cross into Europe, triple the number who attempted migration in 2014. … Read more
I think that almost all of us at Harvard have insecurities about our place here, but but nobody likes to talk about them. Getting into Harvard is undeniably a prestigious achievement, but one for which I’ve always hesitated taking full credit. Perhaps it is a side effect of feeling like an overwhelmingly normal person at Harvard. Like many others, … Read more
While some students spend their summers traveling to other countries or interning in D.C., Sam Hagen ’18 would rather work with a Tony-winning director on a new musical. He is one of eight Harvard student interns at the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), a renowned theater company located at Harvard’s Loeb Drama Center. An internship with … Read more
Tomorrow, voters in the United Kingdom will go to the polls to choose the direction of their next government. For the last several months they have been bombarded with political advertisements and 24/7 electoral news coverage, not to mention a vast array of signs, flags, and posters. For party leaders this is the culmination of … Read more
Jorge Ramos is the host of Univision’s Noticiero Univision and Al Punto. He is the winner of eight Emmy Awards. Harvard Political Review: In your column you said that it is possible for the next president of the United States to be Hispanic—Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio. Do you think these candidates can rely on the vote of the … Read more
John Kasich is running for president. He has yet to announce his candidacy, but a source close to the Republican governor of Ohio has informed the HPR that “Kasich is definitely running,” in 2016. The HPR reached out to his office for comment, but has not yet received a response. According to the source, Kasich likely will not … Read more
At my Harvard admissions interview, I remember being asked the most infamous of all college interview questions: “Why Harvard?” I recall having rehearsed my answer diligently, to the point of having it memorized. “Diversity,” I said. “I am excited by the opportunity to interact with students who are quite different from myself.” Having come from … Read more
Killer Mike, or Michael Render, is a rapper from Atlanta and a member of the rap duo Run The Jewels. He has been outspoken on issues of race in America, writing an op-ed in USA Today about the use of rap lyrics in court and an op-ed in Billboard on the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson. He … Read more
“The next red line train to Alewife is now approaching.” I looked down the tracks to the right and saw the train pulling closer. The station was packed. All of the sudden, the man standing next to me screamed, ran, and jumped in front of the oncoming train. My eyes locked with his eyes. His … Read more