Jenny Choi sits down with Spring 2015 IOP Fellow and Republican Strategist Matt Lira to discuss the role of technology in campaigns and civic engagement, the future of the Republican party, and his predictions for 2016. You can access additional content by subscribing to our YouTube channel and visiting our iTunes page.
“I remember seeing large air force planes dropping strange packages over the area near where I lived. I did not know what these packages were. But then we saw these packages floating on the delta.” During the 1970s, Marcos Vidriani was a mechanic living in the Paraná Delta at the mouth of the Río de … Read more
Education reduces crime. This connection seems like common sense, and indeed it has been researched, analyzed, and affirmed countless times. According to a 2007 collaborative study by Columbia University, Princeton University, and City University of New York, higher education reduces the crime rates of both juveniles and adults by impacting social behavior and economic … Read more
As part of the Harvard Political Review‘s new collaboration with WHRB 95.3 FM, I recently sat down with Heather Pickerell, a senior here at Harvard and the organizer of the “Wear Yellow for Hong Kong on October 1st” Facebook event, which now has nearly 40,000 attendees just days after it was created. We spoke about the protest … Read more
This article represents one side of a conversation between two HPR writers on the topic of Harvard’s legacy admissions. See here for the other side. The esteemed Yale political scientist Robert Dahl, writing in 1971, considered two characteristics fundamental to democratic governance: the ability of citizens to influence the outcome of elections, and the ability of citizens … Read more
Rachael Hanna, Associate World Editor, interviews the President of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino III, at Harvard’s Institute of Politics to discuss Filipino foreign and domestic economic policy. You can access additional content by subscribing to our YouTube channel and visiting our iTunes page. Interview by Rachael Hanna Filming by the Institute of Politics Editing by Johanna … Read more
At Harvard, the liberal arts philosophy of providing students with a broad and comprehensive education is believed to be the best model for shaping students into well-rounded, well-prepared, and conscientious citizens. This model is upheld by many other universities across the nation, often to the exclusion of more narrowly tailored pre-professional degrees. Meanwhile, the term … Read more
The recent controversy surrounding the Black Mass has yet again forced the Harvard community to confront the limits of free speech in a liberal society. Similarly to when Tyga played at Yardfest and the University chose Michael Bloomberg as the commencement speaker, we are embroiled in a divisive and emotional debate. If we want to … Read more
This article is an op-ed submitted to the Harvard Political Review by the Cultural Studies Club of the Harvard Extension School and does not reflect the views of the HPR. We are aware that many people in the community have taken offense to the planned reenactment of a Black Mass ceremony based on a literary … Read more
For the HPR’s photo essay of the demonstration, click here. Sarah Cole ’16 serves as one of the core organizers of the Diversity Report, a campus-wide movement that organized a demonstration called “We Are Here” in the Science Center Plaza on April 27, 2014. Harvard Political Review: What motivated you to organize this demonstration? Sarah Cole: To give … Read more