The divisive nature of the 2016 election stirred up heated rhetoric on both sides of the political aisle. Hillary Clinton garnered 55 percent of the youth vote, and her loss devastated many millenials. While the election certainly served to highlight the impact that political engagement can have on the electoral process, results from the Harvard … Read more
In his 2008 book, The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart, Bill Bishop describes how Americans have been increasingly sorting themselves into geographic groups based on distinct choices in lifestyle and ideology. He argues that such ‘sorting,’ or self-segregation, contributes to political polarization. According to Bishop, “everyone can choose … Read more
For Republican officials, today’s release of the Harvard Public Opinion Project is nothing short of brutal. The biannual poll of 18-29 year olds shows Trump’s approval ratings clocking in at a measly 30 percent. Congressional Republicans are even more disliked, with just 28 percent of young Americans offering their approval. And only 29 percent of … Read more
On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, residents of Georgia’s Sixth District headed to the polls to elect their next representative in Washington D.C. After Tom Price was sworn in as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services in February, the district held a special election to determine his replacement. Enter Jon Ossoff, the only Democrat … Read more
*The author is a member of the group Divest Harvard. Coal has long posed a threat to environmental and human health, but the danger it poses has only grown in the past few months. It’s true that the burning of coal has represented a declining portion of energy production in the United States over the … Read more
There is a conflict between the desire for respectful speech and free speech, and nowhere is it more clearly manifested than on college campuses. At the University of Missouri last November, student protesters physically tried to eject a student journalist from a protest area. Following the incident, Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times wrote, … Read more
When I first learned of my rooming assignment for this school year, I was nothing short of ecstatic. I had just barely survived living on the bottom bunk in an unfathomably cramped double in a suite of five guys in Grays Hall my freshman year. Thus, I anxiously awaited the day when I would move … Read more
*The author is a member of the group Student Labor Action Movement, or SLAM. This past fall, Harvard dining hall workers went on strike for 22 days after seven months of failed contract negotiations. Harvard University Dining Services workers wanted to maintain their previous health care plan. Local 26, the union representing HUDS workers, … Read more
During the first weekend of February, over 70 college students from all over the United States descended upon Harvard’s Institute of Politics. They were there to attend the IOP’s 2017 National Conference for Political and Civic Engagement. The goal? “Reconnecting America,” according to the National Campaign’s website. In order to fulfill this mission, these undergraduates—hailing … Read more
Yiannopoulos is a troll. To defeat him, we must fight him. Following the peaceful-turned-violent protests against Milo Yiannopoulos at the University of California, Berkeley, the Editorial Board of The Harvard Crimson published an article titled “Free Speech, Not Hate Speech,” urging universities to refrain from granting “figures such as Milo Yiannopoulos a platform to espouse … Read more